. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. <. Fig. 61. OLD TOGGLE HEAD WITH STONE BLADE. Cumberland Sound. Collected by Geo. Y. Nickerson. Cat. No. 19521, strip of baleen. At right angles to this on the broad side of the shaft is a peg protruding, resembling the peg for the line, but it is evidently an added part, as it has no function. The loose shaft of ivory has a blunt pivot on the inner end which fits into a socket in the foreshaft to form the ball-and-socket joint
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. <. Fig. 61. OLD TOGGLE HEAD WITH STONE BLADE. Cumberland Sound. Collected by Geo. Y. Nickerson. Cat. No. 19521, strip of baleen. At right angles to this on the broad side of the shaft is a peg protruding, resembling the peg for the line, but it is evidently an added part, as it has no function. The loose shaft of ivory has a blunt pivot on the inner end which fits into a socket in the foreshaft to form the ball-and-socket joint (Igaming). The head is irregular, hexagonal in cross section and in cut in the front end a leaf-shaped blade of iron is inserted and riveted. The loose shaft and the foreshaft are hinged together, as in other speci-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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