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XVIII, 8). It is 49*5 cm. long. Its weathered surface does not permit 

 of judging with certainty that the split at the fore end was made 

 intentionally for the insertion of the head. 10 cm. from the fore end, 

 where at any rate it preserves its original thickness, it measures 

 1-8 x 1-3 cm.; from this point it becomes broader and flatter towards 

 the butt end, terminating at the notch in a breadth of 2 cm. and a 

 thickness of only 3 mm. 



The posterior part of a similar shaft (L. 3663) was found near 

 the houses on the east shore of Stormbugt (PI. XVIII, 7). The frag- 

 ment, which is 27 cm. long, measures at the fore end 1*5 x 1 cm, 

 and at the nock rather more than 2 cm., the thickness being 3 mm. 

 These are the only specimens which may be classed with certainty 

 as arrowshafts intended for actual use. There are in addition some 

 shafts for arrows used as playthings, viz. Fig. 42 and PI. XXV, 24; 

 in the case of the latter some fragments of the sinew thread with 

 which the feathers have been attached still remain. Moreover, there 

 are several round sticks which are probably parts of arrow shafts. 



The few arrow shafts contained in the collection are strong 

 specimens, broad at the butt end. For purposes of comparison it 

 may be mentioned that as regards 13 West Greenland shafts pre- 

 served in our National Museum the thickness at the fore end is 0*9 

 1*1 cm. while the breadth at the nock in 6 of the specimens is 

 likewise 0*9 1*1 cm. and in no case does it exceed 1*5 cm. The length 

 is on an average less than in those already described, but varies 

 greatly; five for instance measure between 32*2 and 35*5 cm., four 

 others between 38*4 and 46'7 cm., while the remaining four are as 

 much as 52, 57, 58'7 and 59 cm. long respectively. The two last 

 shafts, long and similar in shape, belong to the same grave find; 

 but specimens found in the same grave may very well differ con- 

 siderably; thus in one find, one of the specimens measures 32'8 cm. 

 and the other 52 cm. in length, while in another the lengths are 

 32-5 cm. and 38*4 cm. 



It is possible that the thick arrow shafts found in North-east 

 Greenland were intended for the large heads of type b the split 

 in the specimen figured in PI. XVIII, 8, might be taken as an indi- 

 cation of this and the more slender specimens for the smaller 

 heads with a pointed tang ; several of the small undeterminate frag- 

 ments are of slender dimensions. At the present time, this question 

 cannot be solved. 



Fox Traps. 



In the stone-built traps which the Eskimo set up, for the cap- 

 ture of foxes especially, the bottom is formed by the rocky base 



