FIRE-MAKING APPARATUS. 



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Tbe Anderson Eiver set is a very complete and interesting outfit. It 

 was collected many years ago by 0. P. Gaudet. The parts are small 

 for convenience of carrying. It is the custom of those who live in snow- 

 covered regions to wrap the drill and hearth together very carefully to 

 keep them dry, as these are the 

 essential parts of the apparatus. 

 It does not matter about the 

 mouth -piece or bow. In this ex- 

 ample there is a groove cut along 

 the bottom of the hearth in order 

 to facilitate tying the drill and 

 hearth securely together. The 

 hearth is a square block of soft 

 wood with three central holes (fig. 

 30). 



The other parts of this set are 

 also worthy of consideration. The 

 mouth-piece is set with a square 

 j)iece of black stone. Tbe part 

 lield in the mouth is very much 

 chewed. One of the wings has a 

 hole for tying, as has the hearth. 



This is an usual Eskimo precau- 

 tion to prevent small objects from 

 being lost in the snow. The drill 

 is short, being only 7 inches long. 

 The bow is the fibula of a deer, 

 l)ierced at each end for the frayed 

 t hong of sealskin. It has a primi- 

 tive look, but it admirably serves 

 its purpose. 



Tbe Point Barrow set was col- 

 lected by the most successful ex- 

 pedition under charge of Lieut. P. 

 H. Ray, U. S. Army. The knuckle- 

 bone of a deer serves as a mouth- 

 piece, the cup cavity and its gen- 

 eral shape fitting it for the pur- 

 pose admirably. 



The drill is regularly made of 

 light pine wood; it is slightly 



smaller in the middle. The hearth is a rudely rounded piece of pine. 

 A fragment has been split off, and on this surface a groove has 

 been cut and three fire holes bored along it. The thong is without 

 handles; it is used to tie the parts together wljeii they are not iQ 

 H. xMis. 142, pt. 3 30 ' ' ' 



Yi'x 30. 



FlRE-MAKlNG SET. 



(Cat. No. 1327 U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Anderson Kr 

 Collected by C. P. Gaudet.) 



