. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history -- Periodicals; Essex County (Mass. ) -- History Periodicals. OF ARROW-RELEASE. 157 dock for calling my attention to two other references cenccrning the practice of archery among these Arctic people. Mr. Lndwig Kunilien, natnralist of the Howgate Polar Expedition, says of the Cumberland Sound Eskimo, "In shooting this weapon the string is placed on the tirst joint of the first and middle tingers of the right ; ^ The Kranse brothers state that the natives of East Cape, Siberia, do not hold the arrow between the t
. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history -- Periodicals; Essex County (Mass. ) -- History Periodicals. OF ARROW-RELEASE. 157 dock for calling my attention to two other references cenccrning the practice of archery among these Arctic people. Mr. Lndwig Kunilien, natnralist of the Howgate Polar Expedition, says of the Cumberland Sound Eskimo, "In shooting this weapon the string is placed on the tirst joint of the first and middle tingers of the right ; ^ The Kranse brothers state that the natives of East Cape, Siberia, do not hold the arrow between the thumb and tirst tinger, but between the tirst and middle fingers.^ Neither of these descriptions is complete, and yet both indicate unmistakably the Mediterranean release. It was somewhat surprising to find this release among the tribes of Eskimo, for I bad supposed that the arrow-re- lease of this people would be either in the form of the primary or secondary release. As a confirmation of this unlooked-for method of shootins: amonor the west-coast. Fig. 10. Point Barrow Eskimo arrow, half size, a, end view. Eskimo at least, Mr. Murdock called my attention to the shape of the nock end of their arrow, which was greatly flattened at right angles to the nock, so that it offered greater convenience for grasping between the fin- gers. It is possible also that this peculiar flattening may have something to do with the flight of the arrow. This flattening of the arrow I have never observed before ; and an arrow of this shape must indicate unmistakably the method of release employed, for in no other form of release with which I am familiar could the arrow be dis- charged. Fig. 10 gives the appearance of this arrow. » Bulletin of the U. S. Museum, No. , p. 37. ' Deutbcbe gcograiihischc Bliiltcr, Vol. I, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illu
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