[53] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 877 



Seal spear and bttoy. 



A short, round, ivory head, driven into along, light cedar staff, and 

 secured by seizing of fine sinew ; wooden socket in end receives 

 adjustable barbed ivory tip, to which is fastened the line, made 

 of sinew sennit. Small buoy, made of seal intestine, is attached 

 to staff near butt. Length : staff, 45 inches ; head, 2 J inches; 

 tip, 4£ inches. Bristol Bay, Alaska, 1882. 72,415. Collected 

 by Charles L. McKay. 



Seal spear and buoy. 



A short, round, ivory head, driven into long, light cedar staff, and 

 secured by seizing of fine sinew; wooden socket in end receives 

 adjustable barbed ivory tip, to which is fastened the line, made 

 of sinew sennit. Small buoy made of seal intestine is attached 

 to staff near butt. Made by Eskimo. Length: staff, 46| 

 inches; head, 3£ inches. Bristol Bay, Alaska, 1872. 11,356. 

 Vincent Colyer. 



Seal spear and buoy. 



A short, round, ivory head, driven into long, light cedar staff, and 

 secured by serving of fine sinew ; wooden socket in end receives 

 adjustable barbed ivory tip, to which is fastened the liue, made 

 of sinew sennit. Small buoy, made of seal intestine, is attached 

 to staff near butt. Length : staff, 44£ inches ; head, 3 inches; 

 tip, 3£ inches. Nushegag Indians, Alaska, 1869 7,998. Dr. 

 T. T. Minor. 



Harpoons, lines, and floats. (3 models.) 



Harpoon-heads have copper blades, with ivory wings or barbs • 

 lines made of twisted fiber, served with twine ; floats, wood 

 carved in imitation of seal-skin buoys. Made by Makah In- 

 dians. ISTeah Bay, Washington Territory. 4,131. Collected by 

 James G-. Swan. 



Harpoon with bladder-float. 



Pole, wood, painted black, striped with dull red ; tip served with seal 

 sinew and recessed for harpoon -head ; harpoon, bone, two 

 barbed notches, attached to line with seal thong ; line, proba- 

 bly seal sinew, fastened to pole; float- bladder of seal, old, lashed 

 to pole with seal sinew ; ivory plug, ornamented, inserted in 

 neck of bladder to be used when the bladder is inflated; fin- 

 ger-rest, horn. Length, 14 feet. Kodiak, Alaska. 11,362. 

 Vincent Cofyer. 



Seal-harpoon. 



Eskimo, Igloolik. 10,400. Collected by Capt. C. F. Hall. 



