NO.    I  ARCHEOLOGY    OF    ST.    LAWRENCE    L=;LAND COLLINS  I93 
tion  (phase  2)  of  nucleated  circles  at  the  ends  of  short  lines  extending 
from  the  opposite  borders,  with  a  bold  zigzag  line  formed  of  large 
connected  Y  figures,  running  down  the  center. 
Plate  65,  figure  8,  is  an  ivory  object  of  unknown  use  from  cut  5, 
depth  31  inches.  The  pairs  of  deeply  cut  lines  at  the  center  are  ar- 
ranged chevronlike ;  the  lower  one  takes  the  form  of  a  bold  Y.  This 
is  a  favorite  device  of  Punuk  art,  variations  of  which  are  illustrated 
in  plate  65,  figures  2,9;  plate  67,  figure  8 ;  plate  68,  figure  7 ;  plate  70, 
figures  22,  23;  plate  74,  figure  21.  It  was  also  employed  during  the 
Old  Bering  Sea  period  (e.  g.  pi.  17,  fig.  3;  pi.  19,  fig.  2). 
In  plate  65,  figures  9-1 1,  are  shown  three  wrist  guards,  implements 
which  are  characteristic  of  the  Punuk,  but  which  seem  not  to  have 
been  known  to  the  Old  Bering  Sea  culture.  Figures  9  and  10  are  made 
of  ivory,  figure  11  of  bone.  They  all  came  from  cut  i,  at  depths  of 
36  inches,  44  inches,  and  36  inches  respectively.  The  incised  design 
on  figure  9  consists  of  pairs  of  curved  V-shaped  figures ;  arcs ;  short, 
straight  lines  and  spurs.  The  designs  on  figures  10  and  11  are  very 
much  alike  and  are  recorded  in  table  i  under  the  heading  "  Modern." 
The  upper  rounded  end,  like  figure  9.  is  divided  oflf  by  a  pair  of  trans- 
verse lines,  and  a  V-shaped  figure  is  placed  in  the  space  so  formed. 
Below,  a  narrow  strip  down  the  center  is  left  plain,  being  outlined  by 
two  pairs  of  parallel,  longitudinal  lines.  Pairs  of  short  transverse 
lines  are  placed  between  these  and  the  bordering  lines ;  on  figure  10 
the  transverse  lines  are  placed  obliquely,  on  figure  1 1  they  are  at 
right  angles.  Short  spurs  are  attached  to  some  of  the  lines  in  various 
arrangements,  some  as  single  rows  on  the  inside,  some  on  the  outside, 
and  some  as  opposite  or  alternate  rows;  between  the  oblique  lines  of 
figure  10  they  take  the  form  of  short  connecting  lines. 
The  four  ivory  objects  from  levoghiyoq  .shown  in  plate  66,  figures 
1-3,  6,  are  examples  of  the  more  linear  style  of  Pimuk  ornamentation 
which  in  some  cases  cannot  be  distinguished  from  the  work  of  the 
modern  Eskimos  of  southwest  Alaska  and  which  is  here  designated 
as  phase  4  of  style  2.  Since  most  of  the  pieces  decorated  in  this 
linear  style  were  purchased  from  the  Eskimos  and  are  therefore 
lacking  in  depth  records,  they  are  not  included  in  table  i, 
Plate  66,  figure  2,  is  a  wrist  guard  of  rather  unusual  form.  The 
decoration  is  in  three  sections,  each  consisting  of  a  transverse  band 
of  closely  spaced,  deeply  incised  parallel  lines,  at  the  center  of  which 
is  a  series  of  short  vertical  lines  arranged  in  pairs. 
Plate  66,  figure  i,  is  a  fragment  of  another  wrist  guard.  It  has  the 
same  arrangement  of  transverse  bands  of  parallel  lines,  with  the  ad- 
dition of  occasional  long,  sharp  spurs. 
