868 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [44] 



FlSH-SPFAR. 



Sharp-pointed, conical, horn tip, secured by a pin to the end of a 

 rough wooden staff. Made by Clallam Indians. Length, 57 

 inches. Washington Territory, 1876. 23,519. James G. Swan. 



Fish-spear. 



Pole, wood; two projecting prongs, with bone barbs seized with 

 twine; central spear tipped with bone and lashed to pole with 

 twine. Length, 62 inches. Northwest coast of United States. 

 23,518. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Points for salmon-spears (2). 



Made of split deer-bones, with wooden sockets to receive shaft; cov- 

 ered with pitch. Line of modern manufacture. Made by 

 McCloud River Indians. Length, 3£ and 4J inches. Shasta 

 County, California, 1873. 13,743. Livingston Stone. 



Salmon- spear. 



Pole, spruce ; two wooden prongs, each with a triangular barb, and a 

 central barbless iron spear lashed to the tip of handle. Length, 

 100 inches. Eastport, Me. 11,429. Passamaquoddy Indians. 

 Dr. E. Palmer. 



FlSH-SPEARS (4). 



With one, two, and three points, of ivory, bone, or iron. Length, 

 12f to 29^ inches ; spread, 2 to 5 inches. Northern and north- 

 western coasts of America. 10,283, 10,380, 18,933 e 



FlSH-SPEAB. 



Shaft of cedar, £ inch in diameter, painted red, and end enlarged 

 into a head, in which is inserted and lashed a flat carved and 

 barbed bone 1 foot 2 inches in length. In a slot in outer end 

 of latter is lashed a metal spear-head. Used in fishing by 

 Alaskan Indians, Sitka. Length, 4 feet 9 inches ; bone head, 

 1 foot 2 inches. Alaska, 1867. 5,776. Collected by Captain 

 Howard, U. S. Revenue-Marine Service. 



Spear-heads. 



Consist of two parts : A carved, barbed bone, which is pointed 

 and fits into head of wooden shaft, and a metal head, barbed, 

 which is lashed in a slot in outer end of the bone head. From 

 Anderson River. Lengths, 6J inches to 1 foot 2 inches. Brit- 

 ish America, 1867. Collected by Robert Macfarlane. Nos. 

 7,420, 2,431, and four specimens, No. 2,675. 



Fish-spear. 



Shaft of cedar, J inch in diameter, painted red, and end enlarged 

 into a head, in outer end of which is inserted and lashed a flat 



