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��PROPERTY MARKS OF ALASKAN ESKIMO

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��notches, which probably serve the purpose of property marks, like those on the whaling harpoon shown in figure 17, e.

In figure 20, b, c, d, appear property marks in the same posi-

���tions in which they are found on whaling harpoons. The decora- tions of these harpoons show so much variety that it is almost impossible to find two from different localities that are alike. There is also considerable variation in each locality. The plain

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