404 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
as this except a little one from Nuwuk, (No. 89563 [986]) 2 inches long, 
which is almost an exact miniature of the preceding. This specimen is 
not new. Fig. 408 (No. 89557 [1267] from Utkiavwin) is a rude flat 
representation of a whale seen from above. It is 5-2 inches long and 
Fic. 408,—Rude flat image of whale. 
roughly whittled out of the bottom of an old stone pot. The flippers 
are large and clumsy, and the spiracles slightly incised. The specimen 
appears to be old, as does a similar one from Nuwik (No, 89559 [{1188a]). 
No. 89558 [1266] from Utkiavwin, and No. 89572 from Nuwik, both 
flat images, are carelessly nade 
for sale. The latter is simply 
a representation in soapstone 
of the conventional ‘“ whale’s 
tail” with the “ small” cut off 
to anangular point. No, 89325 
[1160] from Utkiavwin is a 
clumsy, broad whale with a flat belly, 4:1 inches long, freshly carved 
from whale’s bone, and soaked in oil to make it look old. The eyes, 
spiracles, and outline of the mouth are incised and filled in with dark 
oil lees. 
None of the ivory carvings of whales have any special artistic merit. 
Fig. 409 (No. 89323 |1024a] from Nuwitk) is the best of these. It is a 
little better in design and execution than the preceding, which it re- 
sembles considerably. It is the female of a pair of little whales made 
of old brown walrus ivory, which is much cracked. The male differs 
from the female only in the shape of the external p 
sexual organs, the male having a little round pit Farner | 
and the female a long sulcus. This, as well as the — Fra. 410.—Ivory image of 
eyes, spiracles, and outline of the mouth, is incised ee 
and filled in with dark colored dirt. The female is 3-1 inches long, the 
male (No, 89824 [10245]) 0-1 inch longer. These specimens appear to be 
quite ancient. 
Fig. 410 (No. 89326 [1086] from Nuwitk) is very long and slender— 
4:3 inches long and only 0-7 inch wide—with the belly perfectly flat, 
Fic. 409,—Ivory image of whale. 
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