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Halibut- ho ok. 



Two pieces of wood seized with a cedar witlie. Barbless spear, 

 common nail, sharpened, lashed to upper end of arm with 

 withes of cedar rootlets. Cedar withes knotted to shank for 

 tying hook to line. Upper end of shank ornamented with head 

 of a water-fowl. Length, 10f inches. Sitka, Alaska. 42,976. 

 Gift of Commander L. A. Beardslee, United States Navy. 



Halibut-hook. 



Shank and arm, wood; barb, metal; lanyards for tying to line, 

 rootlets of cedar. Shank ornamented with head of a bird. 

 Barb lashed to upper end of arm with cedar rootlets. Old. 

 Length, llf inches; spread, 3| inches. Alaska. 56,449 (b). 

 James G. Swan. 



Halibut-hook. 



Wood, two pieces; shank and arm lashed with cedar rootlets. 

 Shank ornamented at upper end with the head of an animal — 

 apparently some design of fancy — and a rigid cleat. Metal 

 barbs lashed to upper end of arm with rootlets of cedar. Small 

 lanyard for attaching the hook to line, rootlets of cedar. Has 

 been used. Length, 9^ inches; spread, 3f inches. Alaska. 

 56,449 (c). James G. Swan. 



Halibut-hook. 



New. Shank and arm, wood, lashed in two places with rootlets ot 

 cedar. Shanks carved with the totem of some animal. Withes 

 made of cedar rootlets for "bending on to line." Metal barb 

 seized to upper end of arm. Length, 10 inches; spread, 4£ 

 inches. Alaska. 60,177. J. J. McLean. 



Halibut -hook. 



Apparently new. Shank and arm, wood, lashed with cedar rootlets. 

 Shank carved — figure of man holding two fishes. Barb want- 

 ing. Lanyard for attaching hook to line ; cedar rootlets knotted 

 in shank. Length, 10£ inches; spread, 3§ inches. Alaska. 

 60,178. J. J. McLean. 



Halibut-hook. 



Wood ; shank and arm lashed together. Shank carved with gro- 

 tesque figure of a man. Metal barb seized to end of arm with 

 rootlets of cedar. Has been used. Length, 11£ inches; spread, 

 4 inches. Alaska. 60,179. J. J. McLean. 



Halibut-hooks. 



Made of splints from hemlock knots usually taken from decayed logs. 

 Length, 6 inches. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, Washington 



