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a large number of specimens as well as human bones, and these she collected and gave to Capt. Comer; among them was the large, handsome knife with flint edge, Boas 1907, fig. 178; Capt. Comer, however, also received from her objects from other houses at Isertigardjuk and from C. Deas Thompson, but not from Kuk.

Of other Eskimo remains from the time of the Sadlermiut I saw at Inuksulik, on the west coast of the bay just north of Kuk, a small mushroom-shaped cairn, several tent rings and meat caches; near C. Munn, the northern point of Southampton Island, about 6 metres above sea level, three small tent rings were seen, from which a row of 26 flat lime-stones, with an interval between them of about half a metre, led towards a small water hole; this was to protect the boot soles from the sharp lime-stone terrain, said the Eskimos.^[1] On C. Middleton, the western point of White Island, three strong, round tent rings and a kayak-shaped stone erection were seen at a height of 15 metres above sea level.

Through the Eskimos a number of specimens were acquired, found in Duke of York Bay; many of these specimens are of interest and will be described. Pl. 73.11–15 shows a number of objects which were found "under stones" in the vicinity of Kuk, presumably a grave find; they are typical Thule objects: the two commonest forms of harpoon heads in the Naujan find (11–12), sinew twister (13), handle for a splitting knife with a small blade socket in the end (14) and an adze head (15); together with these specimens was found an adze handle like Naujan Pl. 20.11; despite the old types this find, judging from the patination, does not appear to be particularly old.

Besides this grave find there is still a number of objects which are said to have come from Kuk; most of them are stated to have been found during the building of the fall houses by the lower house group. A number of them will be seen on Pl. 73.1–7 and 9–10. 1–7 are types which closely approach Jenness' Cape Dorset types;^[2] from the patination they seem to be very old; they are all of ivory, dark brown and parts of the surface are very corroded and decayed. 1 is a harpoon head of a type which has already been referred to from Kuk and Button Point, very thin and with a narrow, slot-like shaft socket, a form which might have been used as a salmon harpoon head, for a leister harpoon or the like; it seems to be too fragile for sealing. 2 is a broken, very slender harpoon head which seems to have had a very flat, open shaft socket and 5 two-rowed barbs; 3 is an implement which resembles Naujan Pl. 34.3–4 with its fairly sharp