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cm  long,  oval  in  cross-section,  and  somewhat  pointed  at  one  end. 
A  narrow  longitudinal  tapering  section  was  cut  out  and  tlie  channel 
enlarged  and  cut  down  to  a  depth  of  about  1.8  cm.  The  longitudinal 
strip  was  then  replaced,  leaving  a  squarish  to  rectangular  canal  through 
the  middle,  apparently  in  order  that  the  object  might  be  used  as  a 
tube  of  some  kind.  The  loose  strip  was  held  in  place  by  means  uf 
two  tightly  wound  loops  of  baleen. 
Several  small  rolls  of  birch  bark  were  also  found,  evidently  ob- 
tained from  drift  wood. 
Objects  of  Ivory  and  Bone 
Comb. — Plate  58,  figure  10,  is  a  small  ivory  comb,  with  eight  teeth, 
from  cut  7,  67  inches ;  the  under  side  is  flat,  the  handle  part  of  the 
upper  side  is  convex,  with  an  irregular  freehand  circle  at  the  highest 
point ;  the  upper  end  was  perforated.  This  is  the  only  example  of 
an  Old  Bering  Sea  comb  in  the  entire  collection. 
Shuttle. — Plate  58,  figure  11,  is  a  small  ivory  shuttle  (cut  7,  67 
in.),  used  probably  for  making  baleen  netting.  A  similar  specimen 
comes  from  cut  7,  depth  75  inches  and  two  fragments  from  cut  25, 
depths  61  and  72  inches.  The  only  examples  of  netting  were  a  few 
small  sections  which  seemed  to  be  parts  of  a  baleen  dip  net,  such 
as  the  modern  St.  Lawrence  Eskimos  use  for  catching  tom  cod 
(Nelson,  1899,  pi.  70,  fig.  12). 
Four  bone  and  ivory  objects  of  unknown  use  are  shown  in  plate  58, 
figures  13,  15,  17,  18.  Figure  13  (cut  23,  58  in.),  of  ivory,  is  rounded 
at  one  end,  bifurcated  at  the  other;  it  has  sharp  tips  and  a  circular 
hole  through  the  center.  Figure  15  (cut  5,  32  in.)  is  a  small  plaque, 
made  of  a  flat  square  piece  of  bone.  Figures  17  and  18  (cut  7,  67  in., 
and  cut  8,  20  in.)  are  two  broken  ivory  objects  which  are  flat  on  the 
back  side,  somewhat  rounded  on  the  front,  and  widened  or  flanged  at 
the  center;  there  is  a  perforation  through  the  upper,  thinner,  end. 
from  which  a  deep  V-shaped  groove  extends  down  the  front  side ; 
paralleling  the  lower  end  of  the  groove  and  continuing  to  the  end 
are  two  rows  of  small  round  pits ;  both  objects  are  broken  at  the  point 
where  a  large  transverse  hole  has  been  drilled  through.  What  seems 
to  have  been  a  similar  object,  from  the  fourth  level  of  the  Hillside 
midden,  is  shown  on  plate  30,  figure  27. 
Plate  58,  figure  16  (cut  16,  36  in.),  shows  two  walrus  teeth,  fused 
along  the  approximal  surfaces,  a  rare  condition ;  a  small  pit  on  the 
opposite  site  shows  that  they  had  been  used  as  a  drill  rest. 
In  plate  30,  figures  18-20,  are  shown  three  heart-shaped  ivory  objects 
of  unknown  use.    Figure  18  was  found  in  house  no.  2,  the  two  others 
