MURDOCH. ] GORGETS. 371 
black whale and holding a whale in each hand. At his right isa black 
umiak with five men in it, and at his left a partially effaced figure which 
is perhaps another boat. The strings are put on as before, except that 
the two beckets are separate. The upper is made of sinew braid, and 
the lower, which is now broken, of seal thong. This gorget is 15:5 inches 
long and 4:7 wide. No. 89817 [855] (Fig. 367 already referred to) hasa 
mask tied over the middle by means of the beckets, so that the figures 
in the middle are much fresher than those on the ends. ‘The edges are 
Fig. 372. Dancing gorgets of wood. 
painted red. In the middle is the same red man or giant holding the 
whale. The other figures are painted with soot. 
This man or giant, able to hold out a whale, appears to be a legend- 
ary character, as we have liis image carved inivory. We unfortunately 
did not succeed in learning anything more about him, except that his 
name (apparently) was “kikamigo.” Hanging by the head to each elbow 
of this figure is a seal, and opposite its thighs two of the usual conventional 
