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Plate I 
British Columbia Coast 
Harpoon Heads 
Figure 1. Harpoon or knife blade made of iron. Probably modern. From Port Ham- 
mond, B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected by James Scott. In collection of 
Reginald C. Brooke, Port Hammond, B.C.; | natural size. After Figure 12, Smith, 
Shell-heaps, 1903, from a drawing by Reginald C. Brooke. 
Figure 2. Harpoon point made of bone. From main shell-heap, Eburne, B.C. Salish 
Indian area. Collected by Harlan I. Smith. Cat. No. 16-5063 in American Museum 
of Natural History, New York; $ natural size. After Figure 17m, Smith, Shell- 
heaps, 1903. 
Figures 3, 4. Harpoon points with guards made of bone. From main shell-heap, Eburne, 
B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected by Harlan I. Smith. Cat. Nos. 16-5055, and 
16-5056, in American Museum of Natural History, New York; £ natural size. After 
Figure 18a and b, Smith, Shell-heaps, 1903. 
Figure 5. Harpoon made of bone or antler bearing incised geometric design. From 2 \ feet 
deep, trench No. 3, in shell-heap, Port Hammond, B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected 
by Harlan I. Smith. Cat. No. 16-4273 in American Museum of Natural History, 
New York; natural size. After Figure 50a, Smith, Shell-heaps, 1903. Cast, Cat. 
No. XII-B-271 in Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, Canada. 
Figures 6-8. Harpoon points with guards, made of bone. From main shell-heap, Eburne, 
B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected by Harlan I. Smith. Cat. Nos. 16-5113, 16- 
5054, and 16-5460, in American Museum of Natural History, New York; 5 natural 
size. After Figure 18e, d, and c, Smith, Shell-heaps, 1903. Casts of 7 and 8, Cat. 
Nos. XII-B-267 and XII-B-266 in Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, Canada. 
Figure 9. Harpoon bearing incised geometric design, made of bone or antler. From main 
shell-heap, Eburne, B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected by William Oliver. Cat. 
No. 16-7894 in American Museum of Natural History, New York; | natural size. 
After Figure 50b, Smith, Shell-heaps, 1903. 
