494 



THE CENTRAL ESKIMO. 



tlie main diffeiciicc Ix'in.i;- that it is niucli smaller and has a seal 

 bladder for a, tln.it ,il 1 .h-IumI to the shaft. I have not seen this weajjon 

 myself, but Kunilini has l)rought away parts of it. Fig. -i'iU shows 

 that its point differs only in size from the large igimang. The head 

 (probably the naulang) is tied to the shaft, which acts as a drag. 



The points are fastened to the shaft in almost the same way as 

 the former, the only difference being that they are straight : the 

 drill holes do not cross one another. Fig. 430 represents the heads 

 belonging to this spear; Fig. 4.31, a large one which is used with the 

 large harpoon. As the lines in all these run as is represented in 

 Fig. 420 h, they cannot act as harpoons. I had no opportunity of 

 seeing any of these weapons myself. 







Fig. 43«. AgtUiaq or spear for small Fig. J*.I. Agdliaq points. (National Museum, Wa.shinKlon. 

 seals. (From Parry U, p. 550.) a. 90165 ; ft, 2991 ; c, 84098 ; rf, 34063.) 



In hunting wah-us a lance (angnvigang) (Fig. 432) is used which 

 is similar to the igimang. The shaft and the joint are alike in 

 both, only the knob for the teliqbing being absent. The hoa<l is 

 made of bone or the straiglit part of a walrus tusk and has an iron 



