280 THE POINT BARROW ESKIMO. 
also from Utkiavwin). It is usually of brass or copper, rarely of iron. 
Two peculiar lures from Utkiavwin, are No, 56705 [150a and 1506). 
—< The first, a, has a body of 
=> brass of the usual shape, 
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and a copper hook, and the 
other, b, has the body made 
of a strip of thin brass to the 
back of which is fastened a 
lump of lead or pewter. The 
hook appears to be made of 
acommon copper tack. We 
were informed that these 
lures were also used for 
catching small fish, trout, 
smelts, and perhaps gray- 
3 \ ling in the rivers in sum- 
2 b mer. No, 89554 [950], Fig. 
Bra: 266. Sinall aebhooks: 267a, from Utkiavwin, is per- 
haps intended exclusively for this purpose, as it is larger than the others, 
(1.9 inch long) and highly ornamented with beads. Fig. 267b, No. 89783 
[1007], is one of these beaded Tures (24 inches long), with an iron hook, 
undoubtedly for river fishing, as it belonged to the 
“inland” native, Ili/bwga. It differs slightly in 
shape from the others, having two eyes at the small 
end into which is fastened a leader of sinew braid 3 
inches long. On this are strung four blue glass beads 
and one red one. 
No. ' [151] Fig. 268, from Utkiavwin, is a rod 
rigged for fishing in the rivers. The rod is aroughly \ 
whittled stick of spruce or pine, 27 inches long. One } 
line is 43 and the other 36 inches long and each is 
made of two strips of whalebone of which the lower ~, 5 
is light colored as usual. The shorter line carries a Fie. 267.—Hooks for river 
small plain ivory lure of the common pattern, and the ashing: 
longer one a little flat barbless hook of copper with a broad flat shank. 
This was probably scraped bright and used without bait. The lines are 
Fic. 268.—Tackle for river fishing. 
reeled in the usual manner on the rod, and the hooks caught into notches 
on the sides of it. The small lures are called ni/ksin. 
1 Museum number effaced. 
