160 THE ESKIMO ABOUT BERING STRAIT (ETH. ANN. 18 
Figure 7, plate Lxte, illustrates an arrow from the lower Yukon, with 
a knoblike bone head notched around its edge and terminating in a 
small point in the center. At the base of the shaft are three feathers 
of the gerfalcon, fastened by sinew wrappings. 
FISH ARROWS 
In addition to the arrows used for killing birds and mammals, the 
Eskimo have others for shooting fish, which vary considerably in 
the shape of the heads. 
Figure 44 (3) represents one of 
these fish arrows from Razbinsky. 
It has a wooden shaft, with three 
feather vanes at the butt and 
a single barbed point of bone in- 
serted in the split end of the 
shaft and held in position by 
sinew lashing. 
Figure 44 (4, 5) are fish arrows 
from Nunivak island, each having 
a single, long point with a series of 
barbs along the inside and a short 
supplementary barb on the oppo- 
site side of the shaft. The base is 
set in a slot in the shaft and held 
in place by sinew lashings. At 
the butt are two feathers. 
Figure 44 (6) shows a fish arrow, 
from the lower Yukon, with two 
barbs of unequal length, notched 
along their outer edges, set into the 
head of the shaft with their backs 
nearly touching, and held‘in posi- 
tion by a strong lashing. At the 
butt of the shaft are three feath- 
ers, the ends of which are inserted 
and fastened by sinew lashings. 
Fig. wish arrowal(aoe Figure 44 (7) shows a fish arrow, 
from Nunivak island, somewhat 
similar to the preceding specimen, having two points of bone, barbed 
along their outer surfaces and held in position by sinew lashings. The 
butt has three feather vanes. 
Figure 44 (8) illustrates another double-pointed fish arrow, from 
Razbinsky, with barbs along the inner faces of the points. 
Figure 44 (9) shows a fish arrow, from Norton sound, which has three 
bone points with a series of barbs along the inner face of each; the long, 
pointed lower ends are inserted in deep grooves in the sides of the 
