834 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [10] 



Halibut killer. 



Made of hard wood, rudely carved. Used by Indians and Alieuts 

 in the halibut fishery of Southern Alaska. Length, 20 inches. 

 Southern Alaska, 1882. G7,828. Collected by John J. Mc- 

 Lean. 



Halibut-killer. 



Made of oak. The head carved in the form of an eagle. Used by 

 Indians and Aleuts in the halibut fishery of Southern Alaska- 

 Length, 20 inches. Southern Alaska, 1882. 67,827. Collected 

 by John J. McLean. 



HALIBTJT-KILLER, OR GOB-STICK. 



Made by fishermen from the butt of an ash oar. The blunt end is 

 used as a club; in the fiat end is a notch -for detaching hooks 

 which have been swallowed. Near the blunt end is driven a 

 peg, sometimes used to hold the line while extracting a swal- 

 lowed hook. Length, 2 feet. Gloucester, Mass., 1879. 32,7.17. 

 Gift of Capt, Philix) Merchant, schooner Marion. This halibut- 

 killer was in use for several months, and with it at least 1,000 

 halibut have been killed. 



Club, or gob-stick. 



Lothrop's improved pattern. Made of white oak with brass gul- 

 leter. Used in the cod and halibut fisheries. Length, 2- '< inches. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1882. 54,532. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 Unlike the old-fashioned halibut-killer, this implement has the 

 club head and gullet er at the same end. 



drawings illustrating fisheries in which clubs are employed. 



Sea-elephant hunting. 



An India-ink sketch of a portion of the shore of Herd's Island, cov- 

 ered with sea-elephants and mea engaged in killing them with 

 clubs and skinning them. Size, 30 by 40 inches. Washing- 

 ton, D. C, 1882. Henry W. Elliott, artist, 



Flensing sea-elephants. An India-ink sketch of fishermen at Herd's 



Island engaged in skinning sea-elephants which they have killed 



with clubs, and preparing their skins for shipment. Size 30 



by 40 inches. Washington, D. C, 1882. Henry W. Elliott, 



artist. 



2. Knives. 



aboriginal knives of stone and metal. 



KELP KNIVES. 



Kelp-cutter. (Indian name " Che-bai ak.") 



Used by natives in procuring kelp for fishing-lines and other pur- 

 poses. The kelp is gathered, while growing, at certain points 



