160 



THE ESKIMO ABOUT BERING STRAIT 



[ETH. AN.V. 18 



Figure 7, plate LXie, illustrates an arrow from the lower Yukon, with 

 a knoblike bone head notched around its edge and terminating in a 

 small point in the center. At the base of the shaft are three feathers 

 of the gerfalcon, fastened by sinew wrappings. 



FI8H ARROWS 



In addition to the arrows used for killing birds and mammals, the 

 Eskimo have others for shooting iish, which vary considerably in 



the shape of the heads. 





^ 



Figure 44 (3) represents one of 

 these fish arrows from Razbiusky. 

 It has a wooden shaft, with three 

 feather vanes at the butt and 

 a single barbed point of bone in- 

 serted in the split end of the 

 shaft and held in position by 

 sinew lashing. 



Figure 44 (4, 5) are fish arrows 

 from Xunivak island, each having 

 a single, long point with a series of 

 barbs along the inside and a short 

 supplementary barb on the oppo- 

 site side of the shaft. The base is 

 set in a slot in the shaft and held 

 in place by sinew lashings. At 

 the butt are two feathers. 



Figure 44 ((>) shows a fish arrow, 

 from the lower Yukon, with two 

 barbs of unequal length, notched 

 along their outer edges, set into the 

 head of the shaft with their backs 

 nearly touching, and held in posi- 

 tion by a strong lashing. At the 

 butt of the shaft are three feath- 

 ers, the ends of which are inserted 

 and fastened by sinew lashings. 



Figure 44 (7) shows a fish arrow, 

 from yunivak island, somewhat 

 similar to the preceding specimen, having two points of bone, barbed 

 along their outer surfaces and held in position by sinew lashings. The 

 butt has three feather vanes. 



Figure 44 (8) illustrates another double-pointed fish arrow, from 

 Razbinsky, with barbs along the inner faces of the points. 



Figure 44 (9) shows a fish arrow, from Xorton sound, which has three 

 bone points with a series of barbs along the inner face of each ; the long, 

 pointed lower ends are inserted in deep grooves in the sides of the 



l» 



I* 



Fig. 44— Fish arrows (j^). 



