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in Iciiizili wliiMi liiiK'-Ml I'or use. The 

 slialt is (pliiiiic. ."> Ifct Si iudie.s long, 

 with its jiTcatrst iliaiiictcr (li inches) 

 well forward of the middle and ta- 

 ]nTed more toward the bntt than 

 toward the tip, which is chamfered 

 off on one side to lit the butt of the 

 toresiiatt (ij;imu). and shouhlered to 

 )thc ]ashin,-in place. Thefore- 

 1 is of whale's iionc. 11.^ inches 

 ;. three -sided witli one edge 

 rouniied 1 lit. and tapers from a diam- 

 etei- of I inch to a tapering rounded 

 l)oiut Ih inches long, and slightly- 

 curved away from tlie tlat fac.. of the 

 foreshaft. It will easily he seen that 

 the shape of this tip lacilitates the 

 unsiiipping of the hca(L The hutt is 

 clianifered off on the thit face to fit 

 the chamfer of the shaft, and the 

 wiiolc foreshaft is slightly curved in 

 the same direction as the tip. It is 

 secured to the shaft by a stout whip- 

 ping of seal thong. The head is 7 

 inches h.ng, and has a 1)ody of wal- 

 rus ivory, whicli isornaniented with 

 iH<-ise,l iiatterns colored led with 

 oeher. and a blade of dark reddish 

 In-own .jasper, neatly tiaked. This 

 blade is not unlike a large arrow 

 head, being triangular, with curved 

 edges, and a short, broad tang im- 

 liedded in the tip of the body, which 

 is seized round with sinew braid. 

 Tiie body is unusually long and slen- 

 der anil is lour sided, with a single 

 Iiui-. sharp barb, kei'led on the outer 

 face. The line hole and Hue grooves 

 ■AVf ill the usual jiosition, but the 

 peruliarity of the head is that the 

 hlade is inserted witli its breadth in 

 tliei,lane<,ftluO.,)dy barb. In other 

 words, tliis head has not reached the 

 last stage in the development of the 

 toggle head. The line is of stout 

 1 about Si feet long. It is passed 



