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in shape of ii coniprossed cone, elliptieal in section, narrow and sharp 

 at the point, is shown in lig. 38. The blade, of iron, is much rusted and 

 held in by an iron rivet. Line hole straight through the sides in a 

 plane parallel to the blade. Line grooves short and slight. There is 

 one barb terminating the back, but slightly ))ifurcated. The socket for 

 the foreshaft is wide and shallow and the butt end whittled off with a 

 slight incurve. Length, Sf inches. Gift of Governor Fenckner. 

 Example GSO'M is broken, but similar, the Imtt-end 

 curve being deeper and the tip not bifurcated (fig. 39). 

 m A toggle harpoon head (Cat. No. 03945 , U. S. N. M. ) 



m 



Fig. 38. 



TOGGLE HEAD. 



West Greenland. 



Gift of Governor Fenckner. 



Cat. No. B3943, U.S.N.M. 



Fig. 39. 

 OLD TOGGLE HEAD. 



West Greenland. 



(iift of Governor Fenckner. 

 -• No. 63944, U.S.N.M. 



Fig. 40. 

 OLD TOGGLE HEAD. 



West Greenland. 

 Gift of Governor Fenckner. Cat. No.< 

 U.S.N.M. 



from Greenland, made of bone and iron, is shown in fig. 40. The 

 body is conoidal. the hastate iron blade being inserted into a saw cut 

 in the pointed end and held b}^ a copper rivet. The line hole lies 

 parallel to the plane of the blade; line grooves slight. The barb is 

 bisected by the plane of the blade, as in many older specimens, but 

 this sets the line hole perpendicular and entirely on the right face of 

 the body. It is possible that the specimen had formerly two barbs. 

 Shaft cavity cut oft' square below, the spur-like barb extending back- 



