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HUNTING IMPLEMENTS. 



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tain the bow, excepting the extreme end, which is left projecting for 

 convenience in handling. The case is tied around the bow at the 

 projecting end. The quiver is attached to 

 the bow case and contains two models of ar- 

 rows for shooting large game. The arrows 

 are tipi)ed with leaf-shaped pieces of tin. 

 They are feathered with portions of feathers 

 apparently taken i'rom the tail of a raven. 

 The mouth of the quiver is also drawn up 

 with a string to prevent the loss of arrows. 

 I have not seen the Eskimo of Hudson strait 

 use such a cover for their bows and arrows, 

 but the opportunities to observe them are 

 very limited, as few are used. I am led to 

 conclude that only the jioorer individuals of 

 either locality have the bow and arrow at 

 the i^rcsent day. 



I have already described the large harpoon 

 used for striking white whales and large seals 

 from the kaiak. A short-head spear (Fig G7, 

 No. 901C4) is used for dispatching wounded 

 seals or white whales, or for killing white 

 whales when they have been driven into a 

 shallow arm of the sea when the tide ebbs 

 and leaves them partly uncovered. It has a 

 short wooden shaft with a ferrule of ivory, 

 holding a short ivory loose shaft, kept in place 

 by thongs, on which is mounted a toggle head 

 like that used on the big harpoon. The line 

 is either attached to the kaiak or to a small 

 float made of the inflated intestine or skin of 

 a seal. The toggle heads for these spears are 

 made of ivory, and fitted with iron blades 

 (Fig. 68). I have already referred to the 

 large sealskin float in describing the kaiak. 



Fig. 09 (No. 3531) is such a large sealskin 

 float or a va tuk. The skin is removed from 

 the body by skinning around the gums and 

 carefully taking out all the flesh and bones 

 through this orifice. As the operation pro- 

 ceeds the skin is turned back and at the 

 comi^letion of the work is inside out. The 

 flesh side, now the exterior, is carefully 

 scraped to free it from all fleshy matter. The 

 hind flippers are cut off at the ankle and the 

 skin either sewed or stoutly ^vl'apped with j- 

 thong. The fore flippers are usually left at 



?ir,s. 63, 64, and 65.— Arrows. 

 M.aiu Eskimo- 



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