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perforations  at  several  places,  and  rows  of  small  pits,  for  decoration, 
on  the  sides. 
The  three  ivory  kayaks,  plate  83,  figures  4-6,  present  several  features 
of  interest.  In  the  first,  from  Seklowaghyaget  (purchased),  the 
framework  at  the  bow  is  open  and  visible,  an  arrangement  which, 
if  it  represents  the  actual  conditions,  is  unique  among  the  Eskimo. 
Figure  5,  from  levoghiyoq,  depth  31  inches,  is  6  cm  long  and  shows 
the  rider  sitting  in  the  manhole.  Back  of  him  is  a  double  seal  skin 
float  (cf.  the  single  float  on  the  specimen  figured  by  Nelson — fig.  134). 
Although  the  figure  of  the  man  is  very  schematic,  it  may  be  that  the 
projection  at  the  head  represents  a  hunting  helmet.  The  base  of  the 
kayak  is  slotted,  indicating  that  it  was  attached  to  something  as  an 
ornament,  rather  than  used  as  a  child's  toy.  Figure  6  is  from  the  old 
section  of  Gambell,  depth  16  inches.  It  has  two  pairs  of  sealskin  floats, 
and  a  small  pit  at  the  center  in  which  the  figure  of  the  rider  may  have 
been  set. 
Plate  83.  figure  15,  is  an  ivory  top  from  Seklowaghyaget,  depth 
36  inches ;  it  is  oval,  with  a  flat  base  and  low  convex  upper  side. 
Two  ivory  weights  for  spindle  buzzes  like  plate  46,  figure  10,  were 
found  at  levoghiyoq,  depth  22  inches,  and  Seklowaghyaget,  depth 
48  inches. 
Plate  83,  figure  12,  is  an  ivory  doll,  and  figures  13  and  14  are  the 
heads  of  two  similar  dolls.  The  larger  specimen,  19.7  cm  long,  is 
armless  and  legless,  with  the  lower  part  of  the  body  brought  to  a  blunt 
point.  The  features  of  the  face  consist  of  narrow  slits  for  the  eyes 
and  mouth  ;  it  is  from  Cape  Kialegak.  Figure  14  is  from  Punuk  Island 
and  has  the  features  more  clearly  indicated.  Three  parallel  lines  be- 
neath the  eyes  represent  tattooing  and  the  hair  is  shown  knotted  at 
the  top  of  the  head.  Figure  13,  from  Seklowaghyaget,  purchased,  is 
round-faced ;  the  eyes  and  mouth  are  represented  by  small  pits  and 
the  nose  is  carved  in  low  relief. 
Textile. — The  piece  of  textile  found  at  a  depth  of  26  inches  in  cut 
4,  northwestern  section  of  Miyowagh,  was  submitted  for  examination 
to  Dr.  Gene  Weltfish,  of  Columbia  University,  who  makes  the  fol- 
lowing comment : 
The  textile  fragment  taken  from  an  Eskimo  kitchen-midden  on  St.  Lawrence 
Island,  Alaska,  is  clearly  not  intrusive  on  two  counts :  On  the  one  hand  I  know 
of  no  modern  Eskimo  work  which  is  exactly  of  this  kind,  though  most  of  it  is 
similar;  therefore,  while  technically  congruent  with  modern  Alaskan  Eskimo 
style  it  is  not  identical.  On  the  other  hand  it  is  not  intrusive  Russian  since  it 
is  sufficiently  like  the  native  twined  basketry  and  bag  work  of  the  whole  north 
west  coast  of  the  continent  to  be  indigenous. 
The  technique  of  the  textile  is  plain  twined,  with  stitches  trending  upward 
to  the  right,  on  a  double  twisted  warp.    The  material  appears  to  be  a  grass 
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