88 animal resources and fisheries of united states. 



15. Hurled spears. 

 Darts and laRces. 



See under "Lances and spears," above enumerated, many of which may Ije 

 used as missiles. 



# # Centrifugal missiles. {Propelling power augmented hy an artificial in- 

 crease of the length of the arm.) 



16. Slings and spears thrown by straps. 



9532. Sling. Navajo Indians. Smithsonian Institution. 

 17234. Sling. Indians. . u a 



8pears (with straps). 



17. Missiles propelled by " throwing-sticks." 



Spears (with tlirowing-sticks, used by Eskimos). 



See above under ''Bird and fish spears," particularly No. 10267, a spear with 

 throwing-stick attached. 



7899. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Aleutian Islands. Dr. T. T. Minor. 



7933. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Kodiak. " 



16076. Thi-owing-stick. Eskimos. Unalashka. W. H. Dall. 



2533. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Alaska. North Pacific Exj)loring Ex- 

 pedition. Capt. John Rodgers. 

 11346-47. Throwing-sticks. Yukon River, Alaska. Vincent Colyer. 

 15643. 1642-16243. Thi-owing-sticks. Eskimos. Nunivak Islands. W. H. 

 DaU. 



2267. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Smithsonian Institution. 



5774. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Sitka. W. A. Howard, U. S. R. M. 

 20771. Throwing-stick. Eskimos. Sitka. J. G. Swan. 



^ ^ ^Missiles propelled hy a spring. — {Spring consisting of hent rod.) 



18. Bows AND ARROWS. 



Simj)le bows. 



(Cross-bows.) 



(BaUistas.) 



These articles are arranged with the Ethnological series, as are also the ar- 

 rows, with the exception of a few forms peculiarly adaj)tcd to hunting. 



Arroirs. 



Hunting-arrows. 



11350-54. Bird-arrows. Eskimos. Bristol Bay, Alaska. Vincent Colyor. 

 16410-11-12. Bird-arrows. Eskimos. Nunivak Islands, Alaska. W. H. 

 Dall. 



