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I,  12  inches  (6)  ;  38  inches.  Cut  2,  12  inches;  20  inches.  Cut  4,  15 
inches  (2)  ;  31  inches  (2)  ;  43  inches.  Cut  17,  20  inches  (5)  ;  26 
inches  (2)  ;  27  inches;  28  inches  (4).  Cut  20,  12  inches  (2);  22 
inches  (6)  ;  26  inches  (2).  Cut  19,  17  inches,  32  inches.  At  levoghi- 
yoq,  there  were  167,  found  at  all  levels;  at  Seklowaghyaget,  38;  and 
at  the  old  section  of  Gambell.  14.  Thus,  in  all  there  are  256  bola 
weights  from  the  four  sites.  They  may  be  divided  into  three  general 
types :  ( i )  Walrus  teeth,  unworked  except  for  the  beveled  end — 
usually  the  upper  end — where  the  line  hole  is  cut  through  (pi.  76, 
figs.  1-4,  9).  (2)  Pieces  of  ivory  or  bone — rarely  the  latter — of  ir- 
regular shape ;  usually  unworked  except  for  the  line  hole  but  some- 
times with  sides  and  lower  end  slightly  worked  (pi.  76,  figs.  5-7). 
(3)  Well  made,  with  lower  end  conical,  rounded  or  flattened  (pi. 
76,  figs.  8,  10-19).    The  distribution  of  the  three  types  is  as  follows: 
Miyowagh 
levoghiyoq 
Seklowaghyaget 
Old  section 
of  Gambell 
Type  I 
Type  2 
Type  3 
19 
2 
16 
61 
37 
68 
18 
I 
19 
9 
3 
2 
Plate  76,  figure  19,  it  should  be  noted,  has  the  line  holes  sunk  into 
the  top,  which  is  the  prevailing  method  north  and  east  of  Bering  Strait. 
It  is  probably  an  importation,  as  the  type  is  represented  in  the  present 
extensive  collection  by  only  three  specimens,  all  from  Seklowaghy- 
aget, at  depths  of  8,  12,  and  18  inches.  The  bola  weights  of  the  Thule 
culture  resemble  in  general  those  of  north  Alaska,  being  small  and 
rounded  or  squarish  in  outline,  in  contrast  to  the  prevailing  St.  Law- 
rence types,  which  are  longer  and  tapering  at  the  upper  end. 
Sledge  runners. — These  underwent  considerable  modification  dur- 
ing the  Punuk  period.  In  order  to  bring  this  out  more  clearly,  we 
will  consider  the  several  finds  separately.  From  levoghiyoq  there  are 
25  complete  and  fragmentary  specimens,  all  of  ivory.  Two  of  these 
are  of  the  Old  Bering  Sea  type  i  a,  and  one  of  the  Old  Bering  Sea 
type  2.  The  remaining  22  are  quite  dififerent.  They  fall  into  three 
rather  distinct  but  related  groups,  which  developed  not  from  any 
of  the  Old  Bering  Sea  types  of  sledge  runners  but  on  the  contrary 
from  the  Old  Bering  Sea  type  of  shoe  illustrated  in  plate  45,  figures 
4-9.    (See  also  table  3,  p.  230.) 
The  first  of  these,  which  will  be  designated  as  Punuk  type  i,  is 
represented  by  three  examples,  two  of  which  are  shown  in  plate  "jy, 
figures  I  and  2.  All  of  these  are  ends,  so  that  we  do  not  know  the 
original  length ;  the  average  width  at  the  holes  is  4.2  cm  and  the 
