NO.    I  ARCHEOLOGY    OF    ST.    LAWRENCE    LSLAND COLLINS  24I 
A  similar  object  has  been  described  from  Point  Hope  (Mathiassen, 
1930  a,  pi.  13,  fig.  9). 
Plate  82,  figure  21,  is  an  ivory  plug  from  the  old  section  of  Gambell, 
depth  20  inches.  It  is  probably  an  ornament  of  some  kind,  and  is 
similar  to  one  shown  in  plate  60,  figure  7. 
Plate  82,  figure  23,  is  an  ivory  "  thimble  guard  "  from  house  no.  8. 
It  has  the  shape  of  a  double  crescent,  like  one  described  by  Nelson 
(pi.  44,  fig.  24,  p.  no)  ;  similar  forms  are  also  known  from  the  Thule 
culture  (Mathiassen.  1927,  vol.  i.  pi.  52,  fig.  17  ;  pi.  63,  fig.  6:  Mathias- 
sen, 1930  b,  pi.  14,  fig.  7).  Plate  82,  figure  24,  from  levoghiyoq,  depth 
24  inches,  may  have  had  a  similar  function,  although  this  is  rather  un- 
certain.   It  is  a  thin  ivory  bar  7.4  cm  long,  perforated  at  the  middle. 
Plate  82,  figures  25  and  26,  from  Seklowaghyaget  (purchased)  and 
levoghiyoq,  depth  unknown,  respectively,  seem  to  be  handles  for  either 
drill  cords  or  drag  lines,  although  I  do  not  know  that  any  of  this  exact 
form  have  been  described  elsewhere. 
A  distinguishing  feature  of  the  Punuk  culture  in  its  later  phase  is 
the  use  of  ornamental  links  of  ivory.  These  are  found  on  ulu  and 
drum  handles,  combs,  and  other  implements,  as  a  part  of  the  same 
piece  of  ivory  from  which  the  object  itself  is  carved.  An  example 
is  shown  on  plate  82,  figure  30  (Sek.,  purchased),  which  is  an  ivory 
ulu  handle,  of  the  same  type  as  shown  in  plate  78,  figure  11.  The 
slit  for  the  blade  is  between  2.5  and  3  mm  wide.  Plate  82,  figure  31, 
also  from  Seklowaghyaget  (purchased),  is  a  larger  link  of  the  same 
kind,  and  no  doubt  used  in  a  similar  fashion.  Plate  82,  figures  32  and 
33,  are  two  smaller  links,  the  latter  carved  to  represent  a  walrus  head ; 
they  are  from  Cape  Kialegak  and  Punuk  Island.  Figure  34  is  a  rather 
crudely  carved  link  pendant  with  part  of  another  link  still  remaining ; 
it  comes  from  the  old  section  of  Gambell,  depth  8  inches. 
Plate  82,  figure  29  (from  Sek.,  purchased)  is  an  ivory  object  of 
unknown  use,  with  a  double  link  at  either  end.  In  the  base  of  the 
object  is  a  narrow  lozenge-shaped  socket,  which  tapers  upward  and 
emerges  as  a  narrow  rectangular  slot  on  the  upper  side.  The  collection 
contains  four  other  link  ornaments,  one  from  levoghiyoq.  depth  16 
inches,  the  others  from  Seklowaghyaget,  two  purchased  and  one  from 
12  inches  deep. 
Plate  82,  figures  2"]  and  28,  are  two  objects  with  the  same  general 
contour  and  the  same  kind  of  socket  as  figure  29,  but  lacking  the  links 
at  the  ends.  In  a  general  way  these  objects  resemble  the  guards  at 
the  ends  of  sword  hilts  from  the  Scandinavian  iron  age  (Nerman, 
1929,  p.  65  fif.),  although  there  is  nothing  else  to  suggest  that  they 
were  used  in  this  way. 
