. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ABORIGINAL AMERICAN HARPOONS. 207 savs that the line is coiled on it with harpoon attached to one end and the hiro'e float to the other end. and lio-htly fastened back of the hunter. When the line has nearly run out the float is thrown over])oard. The rack is fastened to the kaiak with grass strings, so that, should the line. Fig. 6. SEALSKIN FLOAT. Cumberland Sound. folleoted liy W. A. Mintzer. Cat. No. .WOOg. After Franz Boas. be
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ABORIGINAL AMERICAN HARPOONS. 207 savs that the line is coiled on it with harpoon attached to one end and the hiro'e float to the other end. and lio-htly fastened back of the hunter. When the line has nearly run out the float is thrown over])oard. The rack is fastened to the kaiak with grass strings, so that, should the line. Fig. 6. SEALSKIN FLOAT. Cumberland Sound. folleoted liy W. A. Mintzer. Cat. No. .WOOg. After Franz Boas. become entangled, the rack would be easily torn away without upset- ting the craft. (Phite 14.) It would then act as an impediment to the \)rogress of the 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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