HARRINGTON ] DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTIFACTS 145 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 16 mm. long, 6.5 mm. wide, 2.3 
mm. thick. 
Tip fragment of black abalone fishhook. Slender and well made. 12 mm. 
long, 2.5 mm. wide, 2.5 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 18 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, 2 mm. 
thick. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook, 28.5 mm. long, 5.56 mm. wide, 5 mm. 
thick. The shank is 11 mm. long, and its extremity has been broken off. A neat 
groove runs around the shank. The inner edge is square, the outer edge 
rounded. Note the unsual thickness of the specimen. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 17 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, 4 mm. 
thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 20 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, 3 
mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook. Dorsal surface can not be de- 
termined. 15 mm. long, 3.5 mm. wide, 1.5 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 13 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 2 mm. 
thick. 
‘Butt frament of black abalone fishhook, 20 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, 2.5 mm. 
thick. The inside edge is squared, the outside edge more or less rounded. 
The elbow is well pronounced and only the tip is lacking from the specimen. 
The butt has no grooves. 
Tip fragment of black abalone fishhook similar in type to the one last 
described and found with it; 13.5 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. The tip 
is slender and beautifully formed. The specimen is very black in color. The 
elbow is prominent, the inner edge squared, the outer edge rounded. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 20 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 2 mm. 
thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 13 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 1.5 
mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 23.5 mm. long, 5.5 mm. wide, 
3.5 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 12 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 1.5 mm. 
thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, slate colored; 24 mm. long, 8.5 
mm. wide, 3.5 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 32.5 mm. long, 9.5 mm. wide, 
3 mm. thick. The middle portion of a very large and strong hook. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook. Obverse dorsal. Fragments of 
nacre adhere to the reverse surface. 15 mm. long, 3 mm, wide, 1 mm. thick. 
A mere fragment of the shank remains. The hook is unusually thin, yet 
well made. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, the surface of which is much 
encrusted ; 16.5 mm, long, 4 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, Obverse ventral. 14 mm. long, 
3.5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of red abalone fishhook, 19 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, 3.5 mm. 
thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 21 mm. long, 7 mm. wide, 3 mm. 
thick. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook, 34 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 4 mm. 
thick. The lower part of the inside edge is somewhat squared. The hook has 
a well-defined elbow. There is no trace of grooving at the butt. 
