396 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
Fig. 893 (No. 89344 [1272], from Utkiavwin) is a very grotesque image 
of a naked man, rudely carved from compact, rather porous bone, im- 
pregnated with oil, but scraped smooth. 
Itis5inches long. The mouth and eyes 
are incised and blackened, and the nos- 
trils simply bored out. 
The ivory carvings representing hu- 
man figures are all of rather rude work- 
manship. No. 89352 [1100], Fig. 394, 
from Nuwitk, is a tolerably good figure, 
3°3 inches long, of a sitting man hold 
ing up his hands before his face. This 
specimen is old and is made of walrus 
Pier ant ivory yellow from age and oil. No. 
image of man. 89391 [1085] from Nuwitk, is a similar 
image, 3-8 inches long, newly made, with 
the arms at the sides, roughly carved from coarse wal- 
rus ivory. The eyes and mouth are incised and 
filled with dark colored dirt. Fig. 395 (No. 89349 
{980}, from Nuwitk) is an old image made of yellow 
walrus ivory and closely resembling the bone image 
(No. 89348 [1127]) already figured, but with the hands 
by the sides. It is 2-7 inches long and has a string 4 
inches long tied into the channel in the back. Fig. 393.— Grotesque 
Nos. 89346 and 89347 [990], from Nuwittk, are a pair bone image. 
of little men, standing erect, about 2 inches high, 
rather roughly carved, of slightly yellow walrus ivory. Both have 
large, clumsy feet and legs, and the eyes, nostrils, and mouth incised 
and filled in as usual with dark colored 
dirt. The arms are in high relief. No. 
89346 [990b] has his hands clasped in 
front of him, while No. 89347 [990a] has 
them clasped behind his back. The legs 
of the latter are excavated on the inside 
as if to fit it upon the end of some object. 
It is more probable, however, that this 
image was carved from the foreshaft of 
a seal-dart, and that the excavation is 
merely the slot in the end of the latter. 
These two images are evidently modern, EA 
but do not appear freshly made. No. man figure 
89345 [1273] from Utkiavwin is a very carved from 
rude image, 2:6 inches long, having a apiece 
very small head and no arms. It is somewhat dis- 
colored walrus ivory and quite dirty, and though evi- 
dently modern, from the appearance of the ivory, does not appear to 
Fic. 394.— Ivory im- 
age, sitting man. 
