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and projection \ve have specimens from Cape Stewart (7027') 1 and 

 from Danmarks 0; 2 also of unknown origin, a foreshaft from 

 the German Expedition 3 and a loose shaft from the NATHORST 

 Expedition. 4 The specimen from the level country west of Hvalros- 

 odden (76 56' N. lat.) which was afterwards turned into a sledge- 

 buckle (illustrated in this paper as Fig. 24) must undoubtedly be 

 regarded as an isolated instance of the occurence of this new type 

 far to the north. All the specimens, the origin of which is 

 known for certain should, however, be most properly regarded as 

 transitional forms, the projection being fairly large and the surface 

 fairly small. 



Shafts for Weapons. 



As regards the shafts for the larger weapons the finds give us 

 but scanty information. Among the many wooden pieces brought 

 home there are only three characteristic fragments of shafts for har- 

 poon or lance, all from Syttenkilometernsesset. 



L. 3221 (PI. XVII, 1) is 18-7 cm. long. The diagonal splice, 

 which extends over the entire length, is furnished with a notch; at 

 the thin end another notch is seen on the outside - - to the left of 

 the figure - - which is intended to prevent the lashing from slipping. 

 Three nail holes are seen between the two notches; in two of them 

 wooden nails still remain fixed; at the other and broken end of 

 the specimen a third peg is seen. The shaft has been elliptical in 

 transverse section ; the breadth is 2'8, and the thickness has probably 

 been about 4'5 cm. 



L. 3222 is 36 cm. long. The wood is much weathered, so that 

 the knots project. Bevelled surfaces extend from both ends to about 

 the middle, where the thickness is less than it was originally; the 

 breadth is 2-8 cm. The splices are not furnished with nail holes. 



The third fragment (L. 3223, PI. XVII, 2) is 23'3 cm. in length. 

 The splice, which extends almost through the entire length has five 

 nail holes, two of them with wooden nails still in place. Breadth 

 3-23-6 cm.; thickness 2'3 cm. 



However scanty this material may be, it is nevertheless not 

 entirely devoid of importance, being hitherto the only material 

 which can give us information regarding the dimensions of the lar- 



1 Mus. No. L. b. 747 (RYDER I, p. 313, Fig. 12 a) and L. b. 749, both for harpoons; 

 loc. cit. p. 314, Fig. 13 d (L. b. 748) for lance, and p. 315, Figs, a and e (L. b. 763 

 and 792) for lance. The author has not noticed that a and e are really fragments 

 of one loose shaft with a total length of 44 cm ; it has been broken during 

 use, and lashed together. 2 L. b. 726. 3 KOLDEWEY p. 604, Fig. 17. 4 STOLPE, 

 PI. IV, Fig. 14 to the left. 



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