CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 113 



I. HISTORICAL NOTES 115 



Method of Investigation 117 



The Eskimo Missile Weapons : Definitions and classification . . 124 



II. HARPOONS 126 



Morphology and Terminology 126 



The size of the harpoon 130 



Methods and implements for hunting on ice 131 



Description of some old thrusting and throwing harpoons from 



West Greenland 140 



A shooting harpoon for use on kayak 142 



Harpoons for hunting Right Whales (Balœna mystecetus) 143 



in. HARPOON SHAFTS, THROWING STICKS AND VARIOUS 



OTHER ACCESSORIES OF KAYAK WEAPONS 146 



IV. DARTS 154 



The Bird dart 154 



The Bladder dart 155 



V. BOWS AND ARROWS . 158 



Fastening of arrow-points with screws 162 



VI. LANCES 163 



The West Greenland reserve-lance 165 



VII. SPEARS 169 



VIII. THE EVOLUTION OF THE TYPES OF MISSILE WEAPONS 



OF THE ESKIMO ' 169 



IX. OTHER HUNTING IMPLEMENTS 176 



A SeaUng net of Whalebone Strings 176 



Shooting Screens 179 



Shooting screen for seal hunting on ice 180 



Shooting screen for kayak 181 



Drift rudder of the kayak 182 



Rifle bag for the kayak 182 



Towing Implements and Drags 183 



X. MAN'S TOOLS 191 



The Bow drill 191 



Knives 192 



How a stone knife was manipulated by the Eskimo 193 



The Dot and Circle Ornamentation 200 



Edge protectors - 202 



