. Annual report of the regents of the university on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. s peculiarity. Three featherswere also used, which were set parallel with each other, and with thearrow, but upon one side. Originally the Indian arrow was pointedwith a flint or chert head, which would make it penetrate deeply anyobject at which it was directed. With such an arrow it was an easy 7] matter to bring down the deer, the wild fowl, or the warrior have been disentombed having the skull penetrated b
. Annual report of the regents of the university on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. s peculiarity. Three featherswere also used, which were set parallel with each other, and with thearrow, but upon one side. Originally the Indian arrow was pointedwith a flint or chert head, which would make it penetrate deeply anyobject at which it was directed. With such an arrow it was an easy 7] matter to bring down the deer, the wild fowl, or the warrior have been disentombed having the skull penetrated by anarrowhead of this description, with the flint head itself still in the frac-ture, or entirely within the skull. In Oregon, and on the upper Missis-sippi, the Indian arrow is still pointed with flint. Thus it was with theIroquois, until the bow was laid aside for the rifle. Arrow heads of thisdescription are still scattered over the whole surface of the State. Sixbows of different sizes, and some bundles of feathered arrows, will befound in the collection. With Indian youth, the bow and arrow is stilla favorite source of amusement. Gus-ha-ah, or Burden Rope-making, from filaments of bark, is also an Indian art. Thedeer string answers a multitude of purposes in their domestic economy;but it could not supply all necessities. The bark rope (Git-sken da) hasbeen fabricated among them from time immemorial. In its manufac-ture they use the bark of the slippery elm and the basswood. Havingremoved the outer surface of the bark, they divide it into narrow strips,and then boil it in ashes and water. After it is dried it is easily sepa-rated into small filaments, the strings running with the grain severalfeet without breaking. These filaments are then put up in skeins,(specimens of which are furnished) and laid aside for use. Basswoodmakes the most pliable rope; it is soft to the touch, can be closelybraided, and is very durable. The burden strap is worn around theforehead and
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