FISH-HOOKS. 



Figs. 207 to 209. In this group are represented three fish-hooks of Haliotis- 

 shell, obtained on Santa Cruz Island by Mr. Schumacher. 



FIGS. 207-209. Shell fish-hooks. Santa Cruz Island. (20407). 



Fig. 210. A tolerably well preserved hook of Haliotis-shell from Santa 

 Cruz Island, found by Mr. Schumacher. 



Fio. 210. Santa Cruz Island. (18189). Fio. 211. San Miguel Island. (2902T). 



FIGS. 210 and 211. Shell fish-hooks. 



Fig. 211. This figure represents a small specimen cut from the Mytilus 

 Californianus in such a manner that the original surfaces of the shell have totally 

 disappeared. The specimen, obtained by Mr. Bowers on San Miguel Island, 

 hardly has suffered from the effects of time, and shows the purple color of the 

 inner mass of the shell. The barb-like projection on the outer curve, character- 

 istic of some of the Californian bone fish-hooks, is absent in the shell hooks from 

 the same region, at least in the specimens in the National Museum. 



Mr. Schumacher discovered on Santa Cruz Island a grave which probably 

 was that of a maker of shell fish-hooks, for it contained the tools used in their 

 manufacture as well as the material in all stages of fabrication. 



