PLATE XVII. 



(Mason. Throwing-sticka.) 



Figs. 21, 22. Throwing-sticks of the Southern type. Fig. 21 is left-handed, collected 

 by Dr. T. T. Minor, at Kadiak, in 1869. Mueeum number, 7933. Fig. 

 22 collected by W. H. Dall, at Unalashka, in 1873. Museum number, 

 12981. At Sitka two specimens were collected, unfortunately not fig- 

 ured, with the following characters laid down in the beginning of this 

 paper: 1. Short, very narrow and deep, and carved all over with de- 

 vices. 2. No handle distinct from the body. 3, 4, 5, 6. All wanting. 

 7. The index-finger cavity is near the center of the back, very like a 

 thimble. Indeed this is a very striking feature. 8. The shaft groove 

 occupies only the lower half of the upper surface. 9. The spur for the 

 end of the weapon shaft is a long piece of iron like a knife-blade driven 

 into the wood, with the edge toward the weapon shaft. 



