MURDOCH.] MUSIC. 387 
probably from an idea similar to that which makes the decorative artists 
of civilized countries ornament the pipes of a great organ with singing 
faces. This face is usually in the position shown in the specimens 
figured, but No. 89266 [784] (Fig. 385b), a handle of antler from 
Utkiavwin, has the axis of the face parallel to that of the handle. Nos. 
89269 [975] and 56515 [76], both from Utkiavwin, are peculiar in their 
ornamentation. They are both of walrus ivory. The former has a well- 
carved face at the large end with small blue beads inlaid for eyes. In 
addition to this the small end has been rather freshly carved into a 
rather rude seal’s head, and an ornamental pattern has been incised 
round the middle. This specimen exhibits the grooves for the fingers 
very well. The latter is a plain handle, but has a little sharp tusk 
Fic. 385.—Drum handles. 
inserted at each corner of the mouth. The only handle without a human 
face on the large end (No. 56514 [65] Fig. 385c, from Utkiavwin) is 
peculiar in many respects. It is the butt end of a small walrus tusk, 
with a large pulp cavity, the edges of which are much notched and 
irregularly broken. The notch for fitting it to the handle is at the 
smaller end, which is neatly carved into a very good figure of a walrus 
head, with the tusks bent back to the under side of the handle. The 
head has oval bits of wood inlaid for eyes. None of the drums or 
handles in the collection are newly made. 
The stick employed for beating these drums is commonly a slender 
elastic wand about 25 feet long, but they also sometimes use a short 
