a. The double-seated baidarka, or skin canoe.
b. The bow used in shooting seal and other marine animals.
c. A seal.
d. A whale.
The summer lodge is absent in this, as the fisherman did not leave the seashore in the pursuit of game on land.
Fig. 727.—Village and burial grounds. Alaska.
Fig. 727 is a drawing of a village and neighboring burial-ground, prepared by an Alaskan native in imitation of originals seen by him among the natives of the mainland of Alaska, especially the Aigalúqamut. Carvings are generally on walrus ivory; sometimes on wooden slats. In the figure, g is a representation of a grave post in position, bearing an inscription similar in general character to those in the last two preceding figures.
The details are explained as follows:
a, b, c, d. Various styles of habitations, denoting a settlement.