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Hakpoons — Continued. 



E. W. Nelson and L. M. Turner. 33,936, 29,040, 33,911, 33,912 ? 

 33,930, 33,938, 33,864, 33,975, 33,933. Used by Alaskan In- 

 dians of Norton Sound and elsewhere in seal and beluga hunt- 

 ing, and thrown after the game has been previously speared 

 to prevent them from sinking or escaping. 



Seal-harpoon. 



Heavy, ivory head, driven into light cedar staff and secured by 

 seizing of fine sinew ; wooden socket in end receives adjustable 

 barbed tip, to which is fastened the line, made of seal or wal- 

 rus hide. Length : staff, 44 inches ; head, 4 inches ; tip, 3 

 inches. Saint Michael's, Norton Sound, Alaska, 1878. 33,961. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Harpoon or seal-spear. 



Heavy, ivory head, driven into light cedar staff and secured by 

 seizing of fine sinew ; wooden socket in end receives adjust- 

 able barbed tip, to which is fastened the line, made of seal or 

 walrus hide. Length : staff, 49^ inches ; head, 4 inches ; tip, 

 2f inches. Saint Michael's, Norton Sound, Alaska, 1878. 

 33,977. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Harpoon or seal-spear. 



Heavy, ivory head, driven into light cedar staff and secured by 

 seizing of fine sinew; wooden socket in end receives adjust- 

 able barbed tip, to which is fastened the line, made of seal or 

 walrus hide. Length: staff, 46 \ inches ; head, 3f inches; tip, 

 2£ inches. Saint Michael's, Norton Sound, Alaska, 1878. 

 33,979. Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Harpoon or seal- spear. 



Heavy, ivory head, driven into light cedar staff and secured by 

 seizing of fine sinew ; wooden socket in end receives adjusta- 

 ble barbed tip, to which is fastened the line,- made of* seal or 

 walrus hide. Length : staff, 46£ inches; head, 3f inches; tip, 

 2£ inches. Saint Michael's, Norton Sound, Alaska, 1878. 33,983. 

 Collected by E. W. Nelson. 



Harpoon or seal-spear. 



Heavy, ivory head, driven into light cedar staff and secured by 

 seizing of fine sinew ; wooden socket in end receives adjusta- 

 ble barbed tip, to which is fastened the line, made of seal or 

 walrus hide. Length : staff, 45 inches ; head, 4 inches ; tip, 3 

 inches. Saint Michael's, Norton Sound, Alaska, 1878. 33,984. 

 Collected by E, W. Nelson. 



