Implements and Artefacts of the North-east Greenlanders. 



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Fig. 6. Type II b. 



Of this type the following specimens occurred in previous finds: 

 From Cape Tobin (70 24') one specimen with iron blade 1 ; from 



Sksergaard Halv0 (68 1') one specimen with slit and nail hole.' 2 The 



collection of the second Ger- 

 man North Pole Expedition 



also contains one specimen. 3 

 b. With one barb : 

 Mus. No. L. 3531. Renskse- 



ret, house 132 (Fig. 6 c) length 9'4 



cm.; with slit, 2'3 cm deep, and 



nail hole for blade. A hole has 



been drilled behind the slit for 



binding the head, which is partly 



split; a groove has been made 



connecting the openings of the 



hole for the reception of the 



thread, lest by projecting it 



should impede the entrance of 



the harpoon head into the game. 

 L. 3552. Renskseret, house 



134 (Fig. 6 a). The harpoon head 



itself is 6-7 cm. long; it is fur- 

 nished with a bone blade which 



projects 2 cm. beyond the head. The blade is 4'2 cm. long and 2 cm. broad; 



it is broadest 1 cm. from the butt end; it has been fastened with three 

 nails, the hindermost of which is of bone, and still remains in 

 position; the head is somewhat damaged at the tip. 



L. 3675. East shore of Stormbugt, tent 328 (Fig. 7); length 

 11 cm. Of narwhal tusk, somewhat weatherworn; the one edge 

 of the slit and a part of the shaft socket are wanting; the 

 line hole is large and the line grooves are only faintly visible. 



L. 3799. Snenses, house 406 (PL XIII, 6); length 9'7 cm.; 

 there is a slit, T6 cm. deep, made by drilling, but no nail 

 hole. This specimen is unfinished; the barb is not pointed and 

 the socket is wanting. 



L. 3051. Snenses, grave 423 (PI. IX, 3). Miniature har- 

 poon head; length 3'8 cm. In contrast to the preceding spec- 

 imens it has not had a separate blade. The loose shaft be- 

 longing to the head was found with it; it is of bone, 8'4 cm. 

 in length and trilateral in transverse section; it shows marks 

 of having been made by drilling. The front part of the shaft 

 is also preserved; its fore end is split so that the rear end 

 of the loose shaft, which is wedge-shaped, can be inserted 

 in it and fastened by lashing. The weapon has therefore not 

 been intended as a kayak harpoon, but one for use on the ice at 



Fi - 21 the breathing holes of the seals. 



L. 3903. Rypefjeldet, house 522 (Fig. 6rf); length 7'6 cm. The 



fore end is cut off square, -with rounded angles, while all the other specimens 



are more or less pointed; a reminiscence of the previous use of heads 



THALBITZEU I, p. 347, Fig. 2. 2 Ibid. p. 352, Fig. 6. R KOLDEWEY, p. 601, Fig. 6. 



