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THE POINT HARROW ESKIMO. 



is bent up into the shape, of the end of the bow. Along the folded 

 are three round holes about 10 indies apart, through which a round 

 stick was formerly thrust, coming out from the inside through the first 

 hole, in through the second and out through the third again. This 

 served to hold the ease in shape when the bow was withdrawn, and to 

 its ends were fastened the thong for slinging it across the shoulders. It 

 was gone from the specimen before we obtained it. 



The quiver (No. 89240-1 [25], Fig. l!K)/&amp;gt;) is a long, straight bag of the 

 same material, open at one end, with a seam down one side, and the 



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FIG. UK). Ho\v C;IMC and quivers. 



edge of the month opposite to the seam forming a rounded flap 2 inches 

 long. The other end is closed by an elliptical cap of white tanned seal 

 skin, turned up about 2 inches all round, and crimped round the ends 

 like a boot sole. Its extreme length is 30 inches, and its circumference 

 1 foot. Inside along the seam is a roughly rounded rod of wood about 

 inch in diameter, with one end, which is pointed, projecting about 1 \ 

 inches through a hole in the bottom, and the other projecting about 1 



