l.NT liARKdW ESKIMO. 



of the foiiii used at Point Barrow. No. 

 iiu to the set of seal darts beariug the 

 been scle<ted as the type. This is made 



the forertii,i;i'r. A little peg- of walrus 



■d nail, is driven through the middle of 



liead Just projects into the groove. This 



e dart and serves to steady it. It 



I sides. Pig. 2()5i, No. 89235 [(>()], differs 

 ■iiive instead of being flat. A slight ad- 



II a crooked lever. The catch is a small 

 the same as the t\qie. No. 89234 



eatcli, and No. .Silil(l2 [1.320], has 



lilfeiviit shape, the head having only a pro- 



riiey are generally iiainted with 



loove. There appears 



throwing hoards nieaut for seal 



iart. 



I liad no ojiiioitninty of observing accu- 



s])e(l,l)nt it is probably held as 



Ksclischoitz liay,' namely, with the fore- 



e thninhand iiiiddl.' finger clasped round 



the third and little fingers clasping tiie handle 



r. 'I'liis seems a very natural way of holding 



lease the spear at the moment 



listing. All tiie throwiugboards from Point Barrow are 



igiithandcd. 



II<n-p<Hiiis. — All Jvinds of marine animals, ineluding the 



s. which are also captured with the darts just 



sciihcd and with nets, are imrsiied with harpoons of the 



" type, but of different patterns for the different 



They may be divided into two clas.ses — those in- 



tiirowing, which come under the head of projectile 



lo not leave the hand, but are thrust into the 



riiese fall iiroiierly under the liead of tlirusting weapons. Both 



id only attached permanently to the line, 



tlic end of the shaft, and arranged so that when struck 



letached from the shaft, and turns under the skin 



to flic line, like a toggle, so that it is almost impossible 



lit. 



No. .s!)7'.);i |S7;!|, v\„, i-ocj, is a typical toggle head of this kind, in- 

 leiided for a walins harpoon (tuki:). and will be described in full, as the 

 names of the ilitrcrcnt |)arts will apply to all heads of this class. The 

 hndy is a colloidal piece. U inches in length, and flattened lateraUy so 

 that at the widist part it is 1 inch wide and 0-7 thick. On one side, 

 which may be called the lower, it is cut off straight for about half the 



' Voyage, p. 324. 



