234  SMITHSONIAN    MISCELLANEOUS    COLLECTIONS  VOL.    96 
on  the  Punuk  specimens  of  any  "  ears  "  for  the  lashing  thongs,  such 
as  are  present  on  the  two  earUer  adz  heads  shown  in  plate  46,  figure 
3,  and  plate  60,  figure  2.  Most  of  the  Punuk  adz  heads  of  ivory 
(pi.  78,  figs.  17,  18,  from  levoghiyoq,  depth  50  in.,  and  Seklowaghy- 
aget,  depth  12  in.)  are  also  more  slender  in  outline  and  have  a 
prominent  projection  or  knob  at  the  upper  end.  The  "  shoe-shaped  " 
ivory  adz  head — figure  20 — is  from  Punuk  Island,  4  miles  off  the 
east  end  of  St.  Lawrence  Island ;  it  is  shown  lying  on  its  side ;  the 
socket  for  the  handle  is  a  narrow  rectangular  pit,  above  which  is  a 
slot  through  which  the  lashing  passed.  The  knobbed  projection  ex- 
tends forward,  in  the  plane  of  the  socket,  giving  it  the  appearance  of 
a  shoe  heel,  and  the  lower  part,  to  which  the  blade  was  fastened,  has 
an  oblique  downward  slope.  This  type  of  adz  head  represents  a  late 
Punuk  specialization  of  the  straighter  type,  figures  17,  18.  That  it 
was  not  found  at  Gambell  is  probably  due  to  accident,  for  figure  21, 
from  house  no.  8,  is  clearly  a  derivative  form,  one  which  is  still  fur- 
ther specialized  in  the  increased  height  of  the  upper  part  where  the 
handle  is  attached.  In  this  case  there  is  no  socket  for  the  handle, 
but  a  scarfed  surface  with  two  round  holes  for  the  lashing  thongs ; 
there  is  no  knob  at  the  upper  end. 
Six  more  adz  heads  of  the  same  general  type  as  the  two  shown 
on  plate  78,  figures  17,  18,  were  found,  all  at  levoghiyoq,  at  the  fol- 
lowing depths :  22  inches  (2) ,  28  inches,  36  inches,  42  inches,  48  inches. 
None  of  the  Punuk  adz  heads  had  a  transverse  hole  for  the  handle, 
like  the  earlier  one  shown  on  plate  46,  figure  6.  The  type  with  large 
socket  in  the  end  for  a  stone  blade  (pi.  46,  figs.  6,  7)  seems  not  to 
have  been  carried  over  into  the  Punuk,  as  the  later  type  of  end  socket 
(pi.  78,  fig.  19,  Sek.,  depth  36  in.)  is  very  narrow,  for  an  iron  blade. 
Three  other  adz  heads  of  this  type  were  found  at  Seklowaghyaget, 
depth  28  inches,  and  houses  no.  9  and  10;  they  are  all  of  bone,  with 
the  upper  end  tapering,  and  with  a  flattened  surface  instead  of  a  pit 
for  the  attachment  of  the  handle. 
Ads  handles. — Plate  79,  figure  3,  is  a  well-made  wooden  adz  handle 
from  house  no.  7,  at  levoghiyoq.  The  lower  end  is  flattened  and  some- 
what spatulate,  with  a  deep  groove  and  shoulder  for  the  index  finger. 
The  upper  part  is  narrower,  3.5  cm  high  and  2  cm  wide ;  at  the  end  is 
a  small  rectangular-oval  projection  which  was  inserted  in  the  socket 
of  the  adz  head,  and  a  narrow  slot  for  the  lashing  which  held  the  head 
and  handle  together.  Another  wooden  adz  handle  comes  from  Sek- 
lowaghyaget, depth  34  inches. 
Pick  handles. — Two  pick  handles  are  shown  in  plate  79,  figures  i 
and  2.   The  first,  of  wood,  is  from  Seklowaghyaget,  depth  52  inches ; 
