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section, and bent at an obtuse angle in the center. It has a shallow 
groove along its convex upper surface, in which are a number of small, 
round points. 
Figure 4, from Nunivak island, is a thin, curved piece of deerhorn 
with the ends rounded, and having a rounded protuberance in the sides 
at about one-third of the distance from each end. The upper surface 
has two parallel incised lines extending nearly its entire length, which 
are intersected at the widened points by a series of concentric circles 
with holes through the center. 
Figure 23, from Cape Prince of Wales, is a large, strong handle of 
walrus ivory, with a doubly serrated edge on one side but smooth on 
the other. Two parallel grooves extend along the upper surface; the 
lower surface is convex. * 
Figure 20, from the Diomede islands, is a bar of walrus ivory. The 
ends are flattened, but the center is curved upward. Carved at each 
end is the figure of a polar bear in a standing position, looking 
outward. 
Figure 21, obtained at St Michael by Mr. L. M. Turner, is a rounded 
bar of ivory, flattened on its lower surface and convex above, with a 
well-carved head of a polar bear, facing outward, oneachend. <A large 
hole is pierced lengthwise through this handle to admit the passage of 
a cord for attaching it to a water bucket. 
Figure 18, from Unalaklit, is a flattened bar of ivory with the figure 
of a right whale, facing inward toward the center, carved in relief upon 
its upper surface at each end. In the back of each whale, near the 
tail, are two large, vertical holes for attaching the cord. 
Figure 15, from Cape Prince of Wales, is a bar of walrus ivory, flat 
on the lower surface. On the upper side two right whales, facing out- 
ward, are carved in relief on one end, and on the other end is the 
figure of a wolf. 
Figure 3, from Point Hope, is a small carving intended for a worlk- 
box handle, with a pair of seals’ heads, facing outward, in high relief 
- on each end of the upper surface. Between these heads are deeply 
incised lines forming a simple pattern. 
Figure 19, from St Michael, is a rod of ivory carved in the form of 
a wolf, the legs being represented by the downward-projecting knobs, 
which are pierced for the attachment of cords. 
Figure 25, from the Diomede islands, is an ivory handle for a water 
bucket. It is a flat bar, 84 inches long and 14 broad, having each end 
rounded and pierced with a hole three-quarters of an inch in diameter, 
In the center is another smaller round hole. In the holes at the ends 
are round pins, in which are holes with grooves below them at each side 
to admit the cords for attaching the handle to the bucket. The heads 
of the pins are carved to represent the heads, shoulders, and forelegs 
of white bears in an upright position, facing inward toward the center. 
Inside the bears’ heads, on the upper surface, near the hole in the center, 
