Fig. 725.—Grave post. Alaska.
Fig. 725 commemorates a hunter, as land animals are shown to be his chief pursuit. The following is the explanation of the characters:
a. The baidarka, or boat, holding two persons; the occupants are shown, as are also the paddles, which project below the horizontal body of the vessel.
b. A rack for drying skins and fish. A pole is added above it, from which are seen floating streamers of calico or cloth.
c. A fox.
d. A land otter.
e. The hunter’s summer habitation. These are temporary dwellings and usually constructed at a distance from home. This also indicates the profession of a skin-hunter, as the permanent lodges, indicated as winter houses, i. e., with round or dome-like roof, are located near the seashore, and summer houses are only needed when at some distance from home, where a considerable length of time is spent in hunting.
Fig. 726.—Grave post. Alaska.
The following is the explanation of Fig. 726. It is another design for a grave post, but is erected in memory of a fisherman: