76 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



Stone jind bone laiives used by ludiaus and Eskimos. 



Kjllo. Brmc knife. Magcmut Eskimos, Nnuivak Islands, Alaska. W. II. 



DaU. 



2173. Boue knife. Eskimos. 



1 :W8. Cone knife. Eskimos. 



liarpoou-knives. 



1G348. Harpoon-knift', with slieatb. Magemut Eskimos, Nunivak Islands, 



[Alaska. W. II. DaU. 

 l(;ili». IIari)Oon-kuil\', with slioath. " " 



10105. Harpoon-knife, with sheath. " " 



1G103. Harpoon-knife, with sheath. *' " 



19382. Harpoon-knife, with slate blade. • " 



Honey-kiiives. 



The thin blade bent at an angle to the handle. 

 2G145. Honey-knife. John Kussell Cutlery Co., Turner's Falls. Mass. 



Skin scrapers and parers, used in preparing leather. 



20144: Tanner's knife. I'^-iuch blade. .John Russell Cutlery Co., Turners 



[Falls, Mass. 

 20195. Tanners knife. 14-iueh blade. " " 



4. Axes. 

 Axes, proper. 



Head-axes for whalemen. 



Used in cutting off head of Avhale. 

 25913. Head-axe. E. 15. &, F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



Whalemen's boat-hatchets. 



Used for cutting harpoon-line at the bow, when it becomes tangled in " pay- 

 ing out." 



24880. Boat-hatchet. (Model.) Capt. L. Howland, New Bedford, Mas-s. 

 This implement in its i)lace in the boat is shown in model of 

 whale-boat. 

 20839. A boat-hatchet may bo seen in its inoper place in the bow of the 

 largo whale-boat. 



Cut till ^^-*<pn(lo*<. 



Whale-spades. 

 Cuttiug-spatles. 



Used ill peeling the blubber from the carcji-ss of the dead wliale; for illustra- 

 tion see model of " \vhalc-shii> cutting in the blubber." 



25679. Cutting-spJKle. E. B. &, F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 

 25008. Cutting-spade. J. II. Thomson, New Bedford, Mass. 



