316 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
Fig. 321b (No. 89442 [899] from Nuwtk) is a weight without the 
hook and made of compact whale’s bone. It is 4:1 inches long, and very 
neatly carved, having all the fins in relief, the gill openings, mouth, and 
eyes incised. No. 56582 
{173| from Utkiavwin is 
one of a pair very rudely 
carved out of a piece of 
snow-shovel edge. The 
mouth and gill openings 
are indicated by incised 
and blackened lines, the 
latter fringed with short 
lines,each ending ina dot, 
perhaps to represent the 
gill filaments. It is 4:2 
inches long, and hastily 
made for sale. Fig. 321¢ 
(No. 56578 [201] from Ut- 
kiavwin) seems to be in- 
tended for a polar cod, 
and has the hole drilled 
through the root of the 
tail. The lateral line is 
marked by a scratch, col- 
ored with black lead, and 
the dark color of the back 
is represented by curved, 
transverse scratches also 
colored with black lead. 
When the carving is suf- 
ficiently good to show 
jwhat sort of a fish is 
Jmeant, it 1s generally a 
salmon or trout. Only 3 
Fic. 321.—Netting weights. out of the 16 are of any- 
thing but walrus ivory. These 3 are of compact whale’s bone, and one 
had small blue glass beads inlaid for eyes, of which one still remains. 
PG. $22.—Shuttle belonging to set of feather tools. 
The shortest is 3-4 inches long, and the longest 4:3, but most of them are 
almost exactly 4 inches long. 
Weaving.—A set of little tools made of bone and reindeer antler were 
brought over for sale, which were said to be those used in weaving the 
