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The  following  table  shows  the  distribution  of  the  34  ice  picks  at 
the  three  sites  according  to  depth : 
Old  section  of  Gambell: 
Surface  to  i  ft 
1  ft.  I  in.  to  2  ft 
2  ft.  I  in.  to  2  ft.  6  in 
Seklowaghyaget : 
Surface  to  2  ft 
2  ft.  I  in.  to  3  ft 
3  ft.  I  in.  to  4  ft 
4  ft.  I  in.  to  5  ft 
levoghiyoq: 
Surface  to  2  ft 
2  ft.  I  in.  to  3  ft 
3  ft.  I  in.  to  4  ft 
4  ft.  I  in.  to  5  ft 
Type  1 
Type  2 
10 
4 
3 
I 
Type  3 
Type  4 
Finger  rests.- — The  few  finger  rests  found  at  the  Punuk  sites  do 
not  include  any  of  the  Old  Bering  Sea  type  with  flat  base  and  sloping 
top,  but  this  may  be  accidental.  Plate  y^i^  figure  13  (levoghiyoq,  cut 
5,  depth  18  in.),  has  a  concave  base  for  resting  on  the  shaft,  and  a 
narrow  slot  for  the  lashing ;  it  is  somewhat  similar  to  one  of  the  Thule 
types  (Mathiassen,  1927,  vol.  i,  pi.  5,  figs,  i,  2).  Another  of  the 
same  type  comes  from  levoghiyoq,  cut  i,  depth  40  inches.  Another 
finger  rest  (pi.  y2>y  ^g-  ^4)  o^<J  section  of  Gambell,  cut  i,  depth  16  in.) 
is  short,  with  a  flat  base,  a  large,  round  line  hole,  and  a  blunt  end ; 
it  is  of  the  same  general  type  as  one  of  the  Old  Bering  Sea  forms 
shown  on  plate  32,  figure  8. 
Sealing  scratcher. — This  is  another  implement  that  appears  in  the 
Punuk  stage.  One  of  these,  of  wood,  is  shown  in  plate  75,  figure  17; 
it  was  purchased  from  an  Eskimo  who  excavated  it  at  levoghiyoq.  It 
has  two  prongs  to  which  the  seal  claws  were  attached,  and  a  transverse 
lashing  hole  below.  The  bone  object  shown  in  plate  81,  figure  14 
(levoghiyoq,  cut  6,  depth  22  in.),  seems  also  to  have  been  a  sealing 
scratcher,  although  it  lacks  the  lashing  hole ;  the  lower  end  is  rough- 
ened as  if  for  insertion  in  a  handle. 
Harpoon  shafts. — The  collection  also  includes  sections  of  har- 
poon shafts  and  a  few  wooden  lance  foreshafts  like  those  previously 
described. 
Throwing  hoard. — Plate  80,  figure  3,  is  an  unfinished  throwing 
board,  from  the  midden  on  Punuk  Island.  It  is  44  cm  long  and  has 
a  maximum  width  of  7.4  cm.   It  is  somewhat  heavier  and  wider  than 
