PLATE IX. 



(Murdoch. Eskimo bows.) 



Fig. 22. Section of No. 2505, to show the attachment of the end cable, underneath 

 the backing. Natural size. 



Fig. 23. Bow with "Arctic" backing, modified so as to approach the " Western," No. 

 2596, from Eastern Siberia. Collected by the North Pacific Exploring Ex- 

 pedition. Back and side, reduced. 



