156 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
haft are held together, not by rivets, but by a close spiral lashing of 
stout seal thong extending the whole length of the haft. No. 89293 
[1330], Fig. 111), from Utkiavwin, has a peculiarly shaped blade, which 
is a bit of some steel tool imbedded in the end of a straight bit of 
antler 4 inches long. One of these knives, not figured, is evidently 
part of the blade of an old-fashioned curved case knife. It is stamped 
b 
Fig, 111,—Small iron knives. 
with the name ‘‘ Wilson,” and underneath this are three figures, of 
which only <> can be made out. This may be a table knife bought or 
stolen from the Plover in 185254. 
There is in the collection one large double-edged knife (Fig. 112, No. 
89298 {1162]) of precisely the same form as the slate hunting knife (Fig, 
103) and Mr. Nelson’s jade knife previously mentioned. The blade is of 
thick sheet iron, which has in it a couple of rivet holes, and the haft 
of reindeer antler in two sections, held together by alarge copper rivet 
Fie. 112.—Lron hunting knife. 
at each end and a marline of sinew braid, Each edge has a narrow 
bevel.on one face only, the two edges being beveled on opposite faces. 
There are a small number of such knivesstillin use, especially as hunting 
knives (for cutting up walrus, one man said). They are considered to 
be better than modern knives for keeping off evil spirits at night. As 
is not unusual, the antiquity of the object has probably invested it with 
acertain amount of superstitious regard. These knives are undoubtedly 
the same as the ‘double-edged knives (pan/-na)” mentioned by Dr. 
