184 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
The remaining whetstones are of very much the same pattern. I 
have figured five of them, to show the slight variations. Fig. 162b (No. 
56662 [393], from Utkiavwin) is of light grayish green jade, smoothly pol- 
ished and 4:1 inches long. It is chamfered only on the small end at 
right angles to the breadth, and has the eye prolonged into ornamental 
grooves on the two opposite faces. The long lanyard is of common 
sinew braid. No, 56663 [229] (from the same village) is of olive green, 
slightly translucent jade, 6-8 inches long, and elliptical in section, also 
chamfered only at the small end. The lanyard, which is a strip of seal 
thong 9 inches long, is secured in the eye, as described before, with 
two slits, one in the standing part through which the end is passed 
and the other in the end with the standing part passed through it. 
No, 89617 [1262] (from Sidaru) is of olive green, translucent jade, 6:1 
Fig. 163.—Jade whetstones. 
inches long, and shaped like the type, but chamfered only at the small 
end. The lanyard of seal thong is secured in the eye by a large round 
knot in one end. No. 89619 [837] (from Utkiavwin) is of bright green, 
translucent jade, 5-1 incheslong, and unusually thick, its greatest diam- 
eter being 0-6 inch. The tipis gradually worked off to an oblique edge, 
and it has ornamental grooves running through the eye like No. 56662 
[393]. 
No. 89620 [865] (from Nuwitk) is shaped very much like the type, but 
has the tip tapered off alinost to a point. It is of olive green, slightly 
translucent jade and is 7 inches long. The lanyard is a piece of sinew 
