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the end, in through the upper, then out and in through two similar holes 
in the middle of the cover, and out through a hole on the other side of 
the box. Pulling the end of this string draws the cover down snugly 
into its place. 
Some of the remaining boxes are made of antler, and vary in length 
trom 4:7,to 8 inches. The last is, however, unusually large, most of 
the others being about 5 inches long. The covers are generally held on 
by strings much in the manner described, and the ends are both usually 
of wood, though two old boxes have both ends made of antler, and one 
has atop of hard bone. The last is a specimen newly made for sale. 
These boxes are sometimes ornamented on the outside with incised lines, 
colored red or blackened, either conventional patterns as in Fig. 329) 
Fic. $29.—Trinket boxes. 
(No. 89405 [1335], from Utkiavwin) or figures of men and animals as in 
Fig. 329¢ (No. 56615 [41] from the same village). The former is a new 
box, 4:7 inches long, and has the wooden ends both shouldered to fit 
tightly. The cover is worked with a string. 
No. 56615 [41] on the other hand is very old, and has lost its cover. 
The wooden bottom is shouldered and held in with treenails. The sur- 
face is elaborately ornamented with incised and blackened figures. 
It is divided by longitudinal lines into four nearly equal panels, on 
which the figures are disposed as follows (the animals all being repre- 
sented as standing on the longitudinal lines, and facing toward the 
right, that is, toward the open end of the box): On the first panel are 
4 reindeer, alternately a buck and a doe, followed by a man ina kaiak, 
and over his head two small ‘circles and dots,” one above the other. 
