88 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



15. Hurled spears. 

 Dart^ and lances. 



See uuclor "Lances and spears," aLovo cnnracratcd, many of wliich may be 

 used as missiles. 



^^Centrifugal missiles. {Propelling poicer augmented hy an artificial in 

 create of the length of the arm.) 



16. Slings and spears thrown by straps. 



81in§^!^. 



9532, Sling. Navajo Indians. Smithsonian Institution. 

 17234, Sling. Indians. " " 



Spears (with straps). 



17. Missiles propelled by " throwing-sticks." 



Spears (with throwing-sticks, used by Eskimos). 



See above under "Bird and fisli spears," particularly No. 10267, a spear with 

 throwiug-stick attached. 



7899, Throwuig-stick. Eskimos. Aleutian Islands. Dr. T. T. Minor. 



7933. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Kodiak, " 



16076. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Unalashka. W. H. Dall. 



2533. Throwing-stick, Eskimos, Alaska, North Pacific Exploring Ex- 

 pedition, Capt, John Eodgers, 

 11346-47, Throwing-sticks. Yukon River, Alaska, Vincent Colyer. 

 15643. 1642-16243, Throwing-sticks, Eskimos. Nunivak Islands. W. H. 

 Dall. 



2267. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Smithsonian Institution. 



5774. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Sitka. W. A. Howard, U. S. R. M. 

 20771. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Sitka. J. G. Swan. 



^ ^ ^Missiles propelled hy a spring. — {Spring consisting of hent rod.) 



18. Bows AND ARROWS. 



Bows. 



Simple bows. 

 (Ooss-bows.) 

 (Ballistas.) 



These articles are arranged with the Ethnological series, as are also the ar- 

 rows, with the exception of a few forms peculiarly adapted to hunting. 



Arroirs. 



Hunting-arrows. 



11350-54. Bird-arrows. Eskimos. Bristol Bay, Alaska. Vincent Colyer. 

 16410-11-12. Bird-arrows. Eskimos. Nunivak Islands, Alaska. W. H. 

 Dall. 



