EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXX, 



Fishing Implements from the Northwest Coast. 



Fig. 141. Trawl Line. Of cedar roots, with whalebone snoods or ganging and 

 cedar hooks for ocean fishing. Cat. No. 6560, U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl 

 Indians, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collected by Dr. T. T. 

 Minor. 



Fig. 143. Hook. Of wood, witli iron or bone barb and whalebone or cedar- withe 

 sliank. Primitive type. 



Fig. 143. Knot by which the Haida join sections of kelp-stem fishing-lines together. 



Fig. 144. Piece of cord spruce-root, cedar bark, or other vegetable fiber used as fish- 

 ing-line. 



Fig. 145. Jig or snag for hauling out salmon. Cat. No. 129979, U. S. N. M. Nimp- 

 kish Indians, Fort Rupert, British Cokimbia. Collected by James G. 

 Swan. 



Fig. 146. Fish-hook, jig, or snag, with two barbs; bone point; whalebone ganging 

 or snood. Primitive type, Cat. No. 74189, U. S. N. M. Makah Indians, 

 Neah Bay, Washington. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 147. Fish-hook, Single-barbed, with bone point and whalebone snood. Same 

 type as Fig. 146. Cat. No. 74188, U. S. N. M. Makah Indians. Neah 

 Bay, Washington. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 148 (a and 6). Hook. For black cod. 6 shows peg in position and hook baited; 

 a shows position wlien not in use, ^^dth lashing tightly drawn to pre- 

 serve the elasticity. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 149. Salmon Spoon. Made of European steel fish-hooks. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. 



Fig. 150. Seal or Salmon Spear. Head detachable, showing the lanyard by 

 which it is made fast to the spear-shaft. Cat. No. 129980, U. S. N. M. 

 Nimpkish Indians, Fort Rupert, British Columbia. Collected by James 

 G. Swan. 



Fig. 151. Sketch showing halibut line with stone sinker a, float b, and hook e. 



