EXPLANATION OF PLATE XLI. 



Arrows ok Southern California and Arizona. 



Fig. 1. Shaft of reed. Foreshaft, a rod of hard wood inserted iuto the eud of the 

 shaft, which is tapered down and seized with sinew. Head, of jas^jer 

 inserted into a deep notch in the end of the foreshaft and held in place by 

 diagonal lashings of sinew and mesquite gnm. Feathers, three, seized at 

 the ends with sinew. Shaft, 26^ inches; foreshaft, 7^ inches. 



<'at. Xo. 1178:i, U. S. X. M. Moki Indi.ans, Arizoii.a. Collected Uy Bureau of Eth- 

 Tiolog.v. 



Note. — The Moki Indians are of Shoshonean stock, live in pueblos, and use the 

 Mohave type of arrows. 



Fig. 2. Shaft, of reed. Foreshaft, a rod of hard wood inserted iuto the eud of the 

 shaft and seized with sinew. Head of chalcedony, triangular, inserted into 

 a "saw cut" at the end of the foreshaft, and heldinplace bymesquifc gum 

 laid on so as to form an unbroken surface between the foreshaft and the 

 head. The eudof the foreshaft is seized with sinew. Shaftrueut ornamented 

 with a band of red and a spiral baud in black. Nock, cylindrical. Notch, 

 U-shaped. Feathers, three, seized with untwisted sinew. Length, 37 

 inches. 



Cat. Xo. 1796, U. .S. N. M. Molia\e lutlians, southern Oalilornia. Collecteil by 

 Edward Palmer. 



Note.— To the right of this example is shown a sliorter type of feathering and 

 ornamented shaftment by the same tribe. 



Fig. 3. Shaft, rod of hard wood. Head made from a piece of an old i)air of scissors 

 in.serted iuto the split eud of the shaft. J^eathers, three, lashed at the 

 euds with sinew. Nock spreading, and notch a long deep incision. Length 

 of arrow, 25 inches. 

 Mohave Indian.s. 

 Note. — This arrow, though accredited to the Mohave Indians, belongs to a much 

 more northern type, and if properly labeled by the collector shows the effect of com- 

 merce and migration. 



Fig. 4. Shaft, a rod of hard wood. Shaftment daubed with bands of red paint. 

 Feathers, three, fastened at the ends with .sinew. The nock is cylindrical. 

 The notch, parallel sided. Foreshaft short, of hard wood, inserted neatly 

 into the end of the shaft and daubed with brown paint. Head, of bottle- 

 glass, inserted slightly into the foreshaft and held in place by a diagonal 

 seizing of sinew. Total length, 34^^ inches. 



Cat. No. 128431, IT. S. N. M. Yuma Indians. Collected by Col. Jauies Sto\en8on. 



Fig. 5. Shaft, of reed. The shaftment is ornamented with two bauds of red paint 

 connected by longitudinal stripes. Feathers, three, seized with sinew. 

 Nock, cylindrical. The sides of the notch are made parallel by cutting 

 into the reed on either side and splitting out a little piece. The point and 

 foreshaft of this arrow are one, made of a piece of hard wood inserted into 

 the reed-shaft and seized with sinew, and at the other extremity sharpened 

 to a long tapering point. Length of shaft, 2 feet If inches; foreshaft. 12 

 inches. 



Cat. No. 76176, U. S. N. M. Cocopa Indiau.s, Mexico. Collected by Edward Palmer. 



Fig. (i. Shaft, of reed. Foreshaft, square bit of mesquite wood in.serted into the 

 end of the shaft and seized with sinew. Feathers, three, lashed with sinew 

 at the ends. Shaftment ornamented with a band of red. This specimen 

 is rudely made, showing a degenerate art. Length of shaft, 28 inches; 

 foreshaft, 10 inches. 



Cat. No. 9072, U. S. N. M. Yaquis ludiaus. Collected by Edward Palmer. 



