[149] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 973 



LINE-HOLDERS. 

 HOOK, LINE, AND SPEAR-HEAD HOLDERS. 



Eskimo line-holder. 



A wooden rack, painted white. Used by natives when beluga fish- 

 ing, for carrying the line, buoy, &c. When in use it is placed 

 on the deck of the kyak in front of the hunter. Size, 43 by 

 14£ inches. Bristol Bay, Alaska, 1882. 72,404. Collected by 

 Charles L. McKay. 



Trawl-line basket. 



An egg-shaped basket made of split reeds ; handle on each side ; 

 strips on bottom. Boston, Mass., 1883. 57,146. TJ. S. Fish 

 Commission. Used by Irish haddock fishermen of Boston for 

 holding their trawls. 



Basket. 



Used to hold spear-heads and other small articles in sealing ; called 

 by the Makaks u kla-ash." Length, 19 inches. Makah Indians, 

 Cape Flattery, Washington Territory, 1883. 72,663. James 

 G. Swan. "A very fine specimen, double ; made for a chief and 

 was procured as a special favor. Such baskets are never offered 

 for sale. After having been used they acquire additional value, 

 and to sell one is deemed unlucky. This being new, was more 

 easily obtained." 



Small basket, " kla-ash." 



Used as a receptable for spear-heads by natives when engaged in 

 killing seal. Dimensions, 15£ inches. Makah Indians, Cape 

 Flattery, Washington Territory, 1883. 72,664. James G. 

 Swan. 



Large basket, "kla-ash." 



Used by natives for holding spear-heads, harpoons, and lines when 

 sealing. Length, 28 inches. Makah Indians, Port Townsend, 

 Washington Territory, 1883. 72,665. James G. Swan. "These 

 baskets are never offered for sale. The prices asked for them, 

 when a native is induced to sell, exceed those of the ordinary 

 baskets." 



Basket. 



Small " kla-ash " for holding halibut-hooks. Length, 11 inches. 

 Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, Washington Territory, 1883. 

 72.666. James G-. Swan. 



