The Greenland Bow. 17 
L 4569. Bow stave with rearward curving wings, in three pieces, wood. 
The grip piece spliced into the wings, 112 cm. Disko, Godhavn 
District. Porsınp’s Coll. 
Г 4386. Single curved bow stave in one piece, wood, 143 cm.; has 
been broken, and joined again with iron nails. North Greenland 
(Jakobshavn District ?) 
Lb 35. Single curved bow stave in one piece, wood, 158 em. North 
Greenland ? (Egedesminde District?) 
L 4817. Single curved bow stave in one piece, wood, 142 cm. Kang- 
erdluarssuk, Sukkertoppen District. 
Le 81. Single curved bow stave in one piece, wood, 142 cm. South 
Greenland? 
Lb 134. Single curved bow stave in one piece, wood, with some re- 
mains of skin trimmings, and backing of sinew thread, 134 cm. 
Locality unknown. 
L 2881. Single curved bow stave, in one piece, wood, 98 cm. Locality 
unknown. 
L 2882. Bow stave in one piece, wood, much twisted and weather- 
worn, са. 75 em. Locality unknown. 
East Greenland. 
L 6617. End-piece of a bow stave with rearward curving wings, forked 
at inner end to receive grip, 33 cm. Coast between Angmagssalik 
and Scoresby Sund. Amprup’s Coll.! 
Le 1424. Half bow stave with inner end bevelled to join remaining 
half, double curve and reflex wings, 93 cm. Lemma Ø, Scoresby 
Sund, Ryper’s -Coll.? 
L 4058. Fragment of a bow stave, Rypefjeld. 
L 4059. — -- — = — District about 
L 3862. — - - —  —  Snenæs. CapeBismarck. 
L 3660. — - - —  —- Stormbugt. “Danmark” 
L 3661. — -- —  — = Expedition 
L 3662. — - = —  — — Coll 
L 3244. —- - = — —  Syttenkilometernæs. 
In addition, some specimens of more doubtful nature. 
Finally it should be mentioned that very carefully executed re- 
productions of bows are to be found in the two large portrait paint- 
ings of Greenlanders from the Godthaab District, one of which, the 
1 THALBITZER, p. 406. 
2 cf. RYDER, p. 307. 
3 A more detailed description will be given in Underinspektor THOMSEN’S 
work dealing with the material from the Expedition. 
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