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8. Barbed implements. 



(Those used with two motions, the first that of thrusting.) 



SPEARS WITH FIXED HEADS. 

 SINGLE-POINTED SPEARS. 



CONOH-HARPOON. 



Made of iron, with single flue; socket for pole; rope-strap. Key 

 West, Fla. 39,426. Gift of Dr. J. W. Velie. Used by Baha- 

 mians and fishermen of Key West in the capture of large fish. 



Crab and flounder spears. 



Made of iron; used with pole. Newport, R. L, 187G. 25,594-5. 

 Gift of J. M. K. South wick. 



Porpoise-spear. 



Iron spear head and shank, 13 inches long; handle, 12 feet long. 

 Eastport, Me., 1882. 54,337. IT. S. Fish Commission. Used 

 by Passamaq noddy Indians, near Eastport, Me., in porpoise 

 hunting, for striking and holding the porpoise after it has been 

 shot. 



MANY-POINTED SPEARS. 



Stationary prongs. 



Fish-grains. 



.Two prongs with barbed ends. Socket for handle. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 57,095. 



Neptune eel-spear. 



Galvanized iron, three flat prongs, serrated edges ; socket for han*- 

 dle. U. S. Fish Commission. 29,491. 



Dolphin-grains. 



Three prongs, barbed ; socket for handle. Length, with pole, 6 

 feet. U. S. Fish Commission. 25,931. 



Fish-spears. 



Three and five prongs, barbed ; spike-head for handles. U. S. Fish 

 Commission (B. & A.). 25,556. 



Fish-spears. 



Four prongs, barbed; socket for handle, U. S. Fish Commission. 



25,556(a). 



Eel-spear. 



Five prongs, two pointed, one flange end ; socket for handle. U. S. 

 Fish Commission (B. & A.). 25,557. Used for spearing eels 

 in summer season. 

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