EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXIV. 



Industrial Implements or Tools— Knives from the Northwest Coast. 



Fig. 95. Fish Knife. SteeL Used in cleaning and preparing fish for drying. Cat. 

 No. 74373, U. S. N. M. Tlingit, Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John J. 

 McLean. 



Fig. 96. Fish Knife. Steel, with copper handle. Cat. No. 88772, U. S. N. M. 

 Haida Indians, Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 

 Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 97. Wood-carving Knife. Blade of steel. The end of the blade is curved to 

 make the deep cuts of relief -carving. Cat. No. 129977a, U. S. N. M. 

 Kwakiutl Indians, Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 

 Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 98. Wood-carving Knife. Straightbladeof steel; handle carved to represent 

 a sea-lion. Cat. No. 129977&, U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl Indians, Fort 

 Rupert, Vancouver Island British Columbia. Collected by James G. 

 Swan. 



Fig. 99. Wood-carving Knife. Cat. No. 129978a, U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl In- 

 dians, Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collected 

 by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 100. Wood-carving Knife. Cat. No. 129978&, U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl In- 

 dians, Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collected by 

 James G. Swan. 



Fig. 101. Wood-carving Knife. Curved end of blade. Cat. No. 20831, U. S. N. M. 

 Kaigani Indians. Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. 



Fig. 102. Wood-carving Knife. Carving represents Hooyeh, the raven. Cat. No. 

 67831, U. S, N. M. Tlingit Indians. Sitka, Alaska. Collected by John 

 J. McLean. 



Fig. 103. Knife. Used as a weapon and for carving wood, cutting up meat, fish, 

 etc. Cat. No. 74267, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians, Sitka, Alaska. Col- 

 lected by John J. McLean. 



