[97] fisheries of the united states. 921 



Fish-hooks (4). 



Shank made of a hemlock splint, the ends brought nearly together 

 and held by a light lashing; short, wooden barb ; line, twisted 

 bark. Indians of Northwest coast. Length, 4 to 5£ inches. 

 Bella Bella, British Columbia, 1876. 20,654. James G. Swan. 



Fish-hooks (31). 



Wood, stone, bone, or ivory shanks, with short, curved iron barbs. 

 Many rudely carved and ornamented with inlaid beads, &c. 

 Eskimo. Length, from 1 to 6 inches. Northwest coast of 

 America. 1,441; 1,622; 2,093; 2,191; 2,192; 2,248; 5,117; 5,118. 

 E. Kennicott and E. MacFarlane. 



Fish-hook. 



Wooden stock, slightly curved ; straight, bone shank ; no barb. 

 Stock, 6 inches. Shank 4 J inches. Yukon Eiver, Alaska. 

 1,123. W. H. Dall. 



Fish-hooks (14). 



Bone or wooden shanks, through the lower end of which are passed 

 barbless ivory, iron, or copper points. Gangings made of split 

 quills, walrus whisker, or whalebone ; some have stone or ivory 

 sinkers with snoods ; lines made of walrus hide, whalebone, 

 &c. Used by Eskimo. Northwest coast of America, 1866* 

 2,197; 2,239; 4,324; 5,116; 5,590; 16,311. Eobert Macfarlane 

 and William H. Dall. 



Fish-hooks (2). 



Iron, joined by whalebone ganging. Eussian manufacture. Length,, 

 4 and 4£ inches ; spread, 1 and 1£ inches. Saint Lawrence 

 Island, Alaska, 1873. 15,635. Henry W. Elliott. 



Fish-hooks (4). 



Straight, wooden stock, split at lower end to receive straight, bone 

 shank; no barb; line made of twisted and braided sinew. 

 Made by Thlinket Indians. Length of stocks, 3 \ inches; shanks, 

 2£ to 3 inches. Sitka, Alaska. 16,311. William H. Dall. 



Fish-hooks (2). 



Titama; line and hooks for large fish ; made of bits of grease wood 

 about an inch long, each with a bit of bone firmly lashed to it 

 at nearly a right angle, so arranged that, when taken in th& 

 mouth of the fish, it turns crosswise. Cooyuwee Pai Ute Indians. 

 Length, 2£ inches ; spread, f inch. Pyramid Lake, Nev., 1876. 

 19,064 (a). Stephen Powers. 



