HANDLES  FOR   WORKBOXES  AND    AVATER   BUCKETS

Handles  for  women's  workboxes  and  for  water  buckets  are  frequently
made  of  ivory  or  of  bone.  They  present  a  considerable  variety  of
form  and  many  of  them  are  handsomely  carved.  A  large  number
were  obtained,  of  which  the  following  specimens,  illustrated  in  plate
XLiii,  present  the  i)rincipal  variations:

Figure  16,  from  Xorton  sound,  is  a  plain  rod  of  ivory,  nearly  square
in  cross  section.
Figure  5,  from  Unalaklit,  is  a  rod  of  ivory,  suboval  in  cross  section,
with  the  upper  surface  etched  in  parallel  lines  extending  obliquely
from  the  middle  of  the  top  to  the  edge.
Figure  11,  from  Sledge  island,  is  a  small,  flat  rod,  broadened  verti-
cally at  each  end  to  be  pierced  for  a  cord.  The  upper  surface  is  marked
with  raven  totem  signs  and  a  simx)le  etched  i»attern.
Figure  24,  from  Shaktolik,  has  the  lower  side  scallo])ed  and  the  upper
side  etched  coarsely  with  lines  and  points.
Figure  10,  from  Xorton  sound,  is  slightly  curved  and  has  the  np])er
portion  covered  with  zigzag  patterns.
Figure  26,  from  Cape  Darby,  is  sul)oval  in  cross  section  ami  has
across  its  upper  surface  the  figures  of  ten  whales  carved  in  relief.
Figure  17,  from  Unalaklit,  is  a  flattened  ivory  rod,  carved  at  one  end
'  to  represent  the  head  of  a  seal,  and  with  the  figures  of  several  whales
etched  upon  its  upper  surface.
Figure  13,  from  jSTorton  sound,  is  nearly  square  in   cross  section,


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scalloped  along  each  side,  aud  grooved  along  the  middle  of  the  upi)er
surface;  the  ends  terminate  in  the  head  of  au  animal  which  has  been
much  worn  by  long  use;  the  details  are  consequently  obliterated.
Figuie  9,  is  a  handle  obtained  by  Mr  L,  M.  Turner  from  Xorton  sound.
