180 COLUMBIAN HISTORICAL EXPOSITION AT MADRID. 



Trinket box. The top and bottom are carved out of wood. The sides are of birch 

 bark. Length, 3 inches; width, H inches. Eskimo of Chalimut, Alaska. 36279. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Box for keeping spear and harpoon points. The entire box is made of a single piece 

 of wood, carved in the shape of a boat. Length, 9| inches; width, 2 inches. 

 Eskimo of Nunivak Island, Alaska. 58253. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Box. Made of a single piece of wood, carved in the shape of a walrus. It is used 

 for keeping harpoon points. Length, 9 inches; width, 2| inches. Eskimo of 

 Cape Nome, Alaska. 44458. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Case for fancy work. Made of a single piece of wood, painted red, and ornamented 

 with engravings. Grooved lid. Length, 7^ inches; width, If inches. Eskimo 

 of Cape Nome, Alaska. 45514. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Rabbit clubs. They consist of a curved branch or a flat strip of wood, worked from 

 a branch, resembling the boomerang, and are used for killing rabbits and other 

 game. The rough sort consists in a branch naturally curved, and there are all 

 grades from this to the flat painted club with a worked hand grip. Moki and 

 Zuiii Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. 69202-446-508-525, 41980, and 84258. 

 Collected by James Stevenson and Victor Mindeleft . 



Slings (5). They consist of a piece of tanned hide folded equally, and having for 

 cords strips of leather. They are used for killing small game. Indians of Cal 

 ifornia and New Mexico. 



Slings (4). Of the same kind as the preceding. Eskimo of St. Lawrence Island, 

 Alaska. 63256-515 and 46016-17. Collected by E. W. Nelson and Dr. W. H. 

 Dall, 



Bird bolas. Composed of 4 oval pieces of wood, attached to short strips of hide 

 joined together at the ends. *They are used for hunting waterfowl. The balls 

 are thrown at the flock of birds when they fly up, and some of them are struck 

 and knocked down by the implement. Eskimo of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. 

 63259. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Bird bolas. They consist of eight pieces of ivory carved in the shape of the heads 

 of various animals. The balls are attached to each other by long strips of hide. 

 This implement is used for hunting waterfowl, throwing them at the flock of 

 birds when they fly up, so that some of them are struck and knocked down. 

 Eskimo of Point Hope. 6381o. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Bird bolas. They consist of four pieces of wood carved in the shape of an egg, 

 attached to a bunch of quills by long cords of sinew. They are used for hunt 

 ing waterfowl. The balls are thrown at the flock of birds as they take flight, 

 and some of them are entangled and brought to the ground. Eskimo of St. 

 Lawrence Island, Alaska. 63258. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Bird bolas. They consist of four pieces of bone of about the size of a hen s egg, 

 attached to four braids of cord made of sinew. They are used for hunting water 

 fowl. The apparatus is thrown at the flock of birds as they take flight, and 

 some of them are entangled and brought to the ground. Eskimo of St. Law 

 rence Island, Alaska. 63262. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Bird bolas. They consist of four walrus teeth, attached to each other by long cords. 

 They are used for hunting water hens. The projectile is hurled at the flock of 

 birds as they take flight, and some of them fall to the ground entangled by the 

 apparatus. Eskimo of Shaktoli k, Alaska. 38404. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Club for killing sea otters. Carved in the form of the animal itself. Haida Indians 

 (Skittagetan stock), Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 88828. Col 

 lected by James G. Swan. 



Club for killing seals. Carved in the shape of a walrus. Haida Indians (Skittagetan 

 stock), Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 88824. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. 



