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hunter has several lancepoints, which are kept wrapped in some kind 
of skin to protect them from injury. 
Figure 14, plate Lvita, from Cape Darby, illustrates a wrapper of 
this kind for lancepoints, made from the skin of a swan’s neck, with 
the feathers left on, and having a rawhide cord attached to one end as 
a fastening. The lanceheads are so wrapped that each has a fold of 
the skin between it and the next. 
On the shafts of the large hand spears various kinds of finger-rests 
are used. Sometimes a small pin of ivory, deerhorn, or bone is driven 
into the shaft and left projecting from half an inch to an inch, sloping 
slightly backward to afford a firm rest for the finger. 
From Point Hope three finger-rests of deerhorn were obtained. Fig- 
ures 25 and 26, plate Lvy1rd, illustrate these specimens, each of which 
has the head of a deer carved on the outer end. Figure 24 of the same 
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plate shows the other example, which is carved to represent the head 
of an unknown animal, the eyes being formed by inlaid blue beads. 
The base of each of these finger-rests is in the form of a long, thin 
strip for lashing along the shaft of the spear. 
Figure 28, plate Lvirb, from Sledge island, is a handsomely carved 
finger-rest, with the head of a white bear on the outer end and the base 
made concave to fit the spear shaft. There is a hole through the base 
to receive the cord which fastens it in place. 
Figure 29, plate Lv1tb, from the same locality as the specimen last 
deseribed, represents the head of a seal. 
Figure 27, plate Ly11b, from St Michael, represents the head and 
shoulders of a seal. The base has three holes to receive the cord. 
Figure 22, plate Lyi), from Unalaklit, has a triangular hole in the 
base for the cord. 
