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used ill the small spears. They are from St Michael. Figure 17 of the 

 same plate shows a seal spearpoint uotchied alohg oue side. It also 

 cairie from St Michael. ' 



Figure 20, plate LViI &, from Xorton bay j figure 16, plate lvii h, from 

 Cape Nome, aud figure 19, plate lvii &, from Nunivak islaud, are exam- 

 ples of the points used in the large hand spears thrown by means of a 

 linger rest on the Side of the shaft. 



Figure 33, j)late lvii b, from Anogogmut, is a head for a light spear 

 cast with a throwing stick and used in connection with the detachable 

 harjioon head and sealskin tioat. 



Figure 12, i^late lvii h, from Kigiktauik, is the point for one of these 

 spears made entirely of deerhorn. Ordinarily these points are tipped 

 with iroii, copper, or stone set in a slot in the end of the point. When 

 not in use these points, which have a permanent loop fastened to them, 

 are kept in a wooden sheath to jirevent the thin metal or stone tip from 

 being broken. 



Figure 14, plate lvii b, from Kushunuk, is one of these points having 

 a triangular copper tip. On both the front and the back of the point 

 raven totem signs are etched. 



Figure 15, plate lvii 6, from Kaialigamut, shows another of these 

 •points with the sheath in position over the tip. 



Figure 5, plate LVii/->, from Chalitmut, is an iron point for a walrus 

 spear, fastened to the bone rod which connects it with the spearhead. 

 The rod is lashed to a wooden butt which fits into the spearhead. 



Figure G, plate lvii 6, from Sledge island, is a detached point for one 

 of these spears with a triangular tip of thin iron. It terminates at the 

 inner end in a single beveled point. 



Figure 8, plate lvii b, from Sledge islaud, is a point for one of these 

 spears made entirely from iron worked down to a shape similar to that 

 of the others. 



Figure 13, plate lvii &, from St Lawrence island, is a curiously 

 shaped point for one of these spears made from bone with a thin iron 

 tip inserted in a slot. 



Figure ll, plate LVII&, from tJnalaklit, is a bone point for a large 

 hand si)ear, the inner end terminating in two sharp points. 



Figure 4, plate lvii 6, obtained on Nunivak island by Boctor Ball, 

 is a good example of a head for a large spear, with a sheath made of 

 wood and wrapped with spruce root. 



Figtire 7, plate LViiZ>, from Sledge island, is a specimen of the ivory 

 rods used to connect tiie detachable spearpoint with the head of the 

 spear shaft. . 



Figure 1, plate lvii 6, from Cape Xome, is a walrus ivory spur, such 

 as is used at the butt of the large hand spears for walrus and whales. 

 This specimen is very old, and has etched along its surface upon one 

 side scenes of whale and walrus hunting in umiaks, and wolves and 

 the killer whale iipon the other. 



