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seven  barbs,  four  on  the  right  edge  and  three  on  the  left,  each  placed 
midway  between  the  two  opposite  barbs. 
Points  for  fish  spears. — In  plate  33,  figures  16-22,  are  shown  several 
slender  ivory  and  bone  points  from  Miyowagh,  the  use  of  which  is 
not  certain,  although  they  may  have  served  as  points  for  light  fish 
spears  or  darts.  Plate  33,  figures  16  and  17,  from  cut  19,  12  and  51 
inches  deep,  have  a  single  row  of  barbs  and  long  pointed  tangs ;  the 
latter  specimen  is  lashed  with  baleen  to  a  wooden  rod  or  shaft,  so 
light  and  small  that  it  would  seem  to  have  been  a  toy  rather  than  a 
real  projectile.  Plate  33,  figure  18  (cut  i,  30  in.)  is  similar  but  longer. 
Plate  33,  figure  19  (cut  20,  22  in.)  is  the  longest  of  these  points;  it 
is  20.8  cm  long,  has  1 1  widely  spaced  barbs,  a  pointed  tang,  and  two 
small  protuberances  similar  to  the  notched  elevations  on  the  side  prongs 
of  bird  darts ;  it  is  of  bone.  Plate  t,t,,  figures  20  and  21  (cut  17,  26  in., 
and  cut  i,  18  in.)  are  short,  relatively  thick,  and  are  equipped  with 
three  and  two  barbs  near  the  tip.  Plate  33.  figure  22  (cut  27,  32  in.) 
is  flat  with  three  bilateral  semicircular  "  barbs." 
Throwing  Boards 
Four  pieces  of  throwing  boards  were  found,  all  at  Miyowagh.  Plate 
37,  figure  I  (cut  28,  37  in.)  shows  the  general  shape,  except  for  the 
upper  end.  The  index  finger  rested  in  a  deep  hole  on  the  back,  so 
deep  that  it  has  worn  through  to  the  front ;  just  below,  along  the  left 
edge  there  are  three  pits  for  the  other  fingers ;  the  thumb  rested  in 
a  broad  notch  on  the  opposite  edge.  The  smaller  fragment,  plate  37, 
figure  2  (cut  18,  53  in.),  is  from  the  lower  end,  which  was  rather 
narrow  and  straight.  Two  other  fragments  similar  to  this  come  from 
cut  18,  at  depths  of  32  and  40  inches.  The  throwing  board  is  no  longer 
used  on  St.  Lawrence  Island,  and  these  old  examples  differ  in  certain 
respects  from  all  other  known  types.  In  the  style  of  grip,  they  resemble 
the  old  Point  Barrow  form  more  than  any  other. 
The  two  small  ivory  objects  shown  in  plate  29,  figures  8  and  9. 
from  the  Hillside  site,  appear  to  be  pegs  which  were  placed  at  the 
end  of  the  throwing  board  for  engaging  the  butt  end  of  the  dart. 
The  shank  end  of  plate  29,  figure  8,  was  set  into  the  end  of  the  throw- 
ing board  at  an  oblique  angle ;  plate  29,  figure  9,  was  probably  lashed 
on,  with  the  fiat  lower  side  downward,  leaving  the  point  to  engage 
in  the  end  of  the  dart  shaft. 
Two  similar  specimens  are  shown  in  plate  33,  figures  23-24  (from 
cut  24,  39  in.,  and  cut  i.  24  in.).  In  the  first  the  tang  extends  almost 
straight  back,  having  l^een  set  in  an  oblique  hole.  In  the  second  the 
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