[45] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 869 



Fish-speae — Continued. 



barbed piece of bone 1 foot 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 ; point, 3 

 inches. Alaska, 1867. 5,775. Collected by Captain Howard, 

 U. S. Revenue-Marine Service. 



Spearhead. 



Carved from elk-horn, barbed and pointed. Used in fishing. 

 Length, 7£ inches. Northwest coast, 1868. 5,714. Collected 

 by George Gibbs. 



Fish-spear heads (2). 



Thin iron heads, with one deep barb ; two bone barbs on shack 

 form socket for staff; secured by serving of bark and pitch. 

 Short lanyard of sennit. Made by Indians. Length, 4 J inches. 

 Columbia River, 1841. 2,628. United States Exploring Ex- 

 pedition, Capt. Charles Wilkes, U. S. N, commanding. 



Fish- spear. 



Handle, red wood; two prongs, whalebone, with ivory barbs lashed 

 at tips with reindeer sinew ; central spear ivory, with one small 

 barb. Length, 90 inches. Tschutschi Indians. 2,543. Capt. 

 John Eodgers, North Pacific Exploring Expedition. 



Fish-spear. 



Pole, spruce; two prongs and barbs, bone; barbs fastened to 

 wooden pegs with seal sinew. Central piece ivory, barbless, 

 lashed with seal sinew. Length, 64 inches. Norton Sound, 

 Alaska, 33,861. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



FlSH-SPEAES. 



Light shafts of cedar, fitted with adjustable heads of ivory, mor- 

 tised into and lashed to ends of shafts. In ends of heads are 

 wooden plugs, in which fit barbed ivory points secured to 

 heads with lanyards. The butt ends are fitted with feathers, 

 and to the shafts are attached lanyards for the harpoon lines. 

 Used in fishing by Alaskan Indians of Norton Sound and else- 

 where. Length, 4 to 4£ feet ; heads, 3 to 7 inches in length; 

 points, 1£ to 3 inches. Alaska. 36,099, 34,035, 33,989, 33,906, 

 29,808, 11,852, 36,191, 33,921, 33,927, 29,806, 48,364, 48,153, 

 15,681, 15,677, 8,006, 8,005, 11,348, 72,414. Collected by E. W. 

 Nelson, L. M. Turner, W. H. Hall, and others. 



Spear. 



Staff of cedar, 1 inch in diameter, pointed at one end and beveled 

 at the other, the latter being shod with a flat, pointed, and 



