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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888.
(fig. 39) is of a very peculiar shape; only one other has been noticed like it. The wood is of the best kind, and fire has been made on it a number of times. In several places the holes have been bored clear through.
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Fig. 38.
Fire-making Set (hearth with step and five slots).
(Cat. No. 127819a, U. S. N. M. Koggiutig, Bristol Bay, Alaska. Collected by W. J Fisher.)
The mouth-piece bears no evidence that it has been held between the teeth. It is highly probable that fire was made on these outfits more often by two persons, one holding the mouth-piece, or rest, and fanning
