NO.    I  ARCHEOLOGY    OF    ST.    LAWRENCE    LSLAND COLLINS  I25 
The  foreshafts  from  Miyowagh  are  also  for  the  most  part  frag- 
mentary and  it  is  difficult  to  describe  the  types  very  exactly.  There 
seem  to  have  been  two  main  general  types:  (i)  rather  heavy  and 
long,  squarish  to  rounded  triangular  in  cross-section,  with  narrow 
rectangular  line  hole  between  center  and  tang;  the  tang  conical  and 
rather  blunt;  length  12  to  25  cm;  (2)  a  smaller,  more  slender  form; 
cross-section  round  or  as  above ;  line  hole  narrow  and  rectangular  or 
short  and  triangular ;  tang  conical  but  sharper  and  more  tapering ; 
length  6.5  to  12  cm. 
The  first  type,  of  which  there  are  25  examples,  is  illustrated  in 
plate  31,  figures  1-5.  The  first  two,  from  cut  9,  are  the  only  two 
fairly  complete  specimens  of  this  type;  the  curved  tang  of  plate  31, 
figure  I,  is  probably  due  to  warping.  Plate  31,  figure  7,  from  cut  7, 
depth  75  inches,  is  a  small,  sturdy  foreshaft  which  structurally  re- 
sembles figures  i  and  2 ;  it  has  a  blunt  tang  and  cylindrical  upper  end 
for  use  with  a  closed  socket  head.  Plate  31,  figure  3,  from  cut  27, 
depth  26  inches,  is  broken  ofT  above  the  line  hole,  and  has  a  squared- 
ofT  tip,  being  intended  for  use  with  an  open  socket  harpoon  head. 
Plate  31,  figure  4,  the  tip  of  a  similar  foreshaft,  is  from  cut  18,  27 
inches  deep.  Plate  31,  figure  5,  the  tip  only,  is  cylindrical,  for  use 
with  a  closed  socket ;  it  is  from  cut  4,  40  inches  deep. 
The  second  type  of  foreshaft,  represented  by  20  examples,  is  illus- 
trated on  plate  31,  figures  8-10.  Plate  31,  figures  8  and  9,  cut  9,  24 
inches  deep  and  cut  24,  13  inches  deep,  have  the  tang  roughened  and 
the  line  hole  about  midway.  Plate  31,  figure  10,  from  cut  7,  51  inches 
deep,  illustrates  the  triangular  type  of  line  hole.  Plate  31,  figure  6, 
from  cut  19,  51  inches  deep,  differs  from  both  types  in  having  had 
a  large  round  line  hole.  It  is  larger  than  type  2,  and  probably  fell 
within  the  length  range  of  type  i.  Its  rounded  tip  shows  it  to  have 
been  used  with  a  closed  socket  harpoon  head.  It  is  decorated  in  Old 
Bering  Sea  style,  with  the  line  hole  bordered  by  double,  spurred  circles 
to  which  were  attached  streamers — pairs  of  straight,  rather  deep  lines 
paralleled  by  very  finely  incised  lines.  Provenience  of  the  specimens 
not  illustrated  need  not  be  given,  as  the  distribution  reveals  nothing  of 
chronological  significance.  Comparison  with  the  foreshafts  from  the 
Hillside  site  (pi.  29)  shows  essentially  the  same  types;  figures  2  and 
3  of  that  plate  correspond  in  general  with  plate  30,  figures  1-5,  whereas 
figure  4  and  other  fragments  not  illustrated  fall  within  the  range  of 
the  type  illustrated  in  plate  31,  figures  8-10. 
In  addition  to  the  unquestioned  foreshafts,  there  are  a  few  perfor- 
ated objects  and  a  very  large  number  of  plain,  slender  ivory  and  bone 
rods  from  both  the  Hillside  site  and  Miyowagh  which  conceivably 
