. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. EXPLANATION OF PLATE Fishing Implements from the Northwest Coast. Fig. 141. Trawl Line. Of cedar roots, with whalebone snoods or ganging and cedar liooks for ocean fishing. Cat. No. 6560. U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl Indians, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collected by Dr. T. T. Minor. Fig. 142. Hook. Of wood, with iron or bone barb and whalebone or cedar-withe shank. Primitive type. Fig. 143. Knot by which the Haida join sections of kelp-stem fishing-lines together. Fig
. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. EXPLANATION OF PLATE Fishing Implements from the Northwest Coast. Fig. 141. Trawl Line. Of cedar roots, with whalebone snoods or ganging and cedar liooks for ocean fishing. Cat. No. 6560. U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl Indians, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Collected by Dr. T. T. Minor. Fig. 142. Hook. Of wood, with iron or bone barb and whalebone or cedar-withe shank. Primitive type. Fig. 143. Knot by which the Haida join sections of kelp-stem fishing-lines together. Fig. 144. Piece of cord spruce-root, cedar bark, or other vegetable fiber used as fish- ing-line. Fig. 145. Jig or snag for hauling out salmon. Cat. No. 129979, U. S. N. M. Nimp- kish Indians. Fort Rupert, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 146. Fish-hook, jig. or snag, with two barbs: bone point; whalebone ganging or snood. Primitive type. Cat. No. 74189, U. S. N. M. Makah Indians, Neah Bay, Washington. Collected 1)y James G. Swan. Fig. 147. Fish-hook. Single-barbed, with bone point and whaleborte snood. Same tyix? as Fig. 146. Cat. No. 74188. U. S. N. M. Makah Indians. Neah Bay. Washington. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 148 (a and b). Hook. For black cod. b shows peg in position and hook baited; a shows position when not in use, with lashing tightly drawn to pre- serve the elasticity. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 149. Salmon Spoon. Made of European steel fish-hooks. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 150. Seal or Salmon Spear. Head detachable, showing the lanyard by which it is made fast to the spear-shaft. Cat. No. 129980. U. S. N. M. Nimpkish Indians, Fort Rupert, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 151. Sketch showing halibut line with stone sinker o, float b, and hook Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrati
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