. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . of the Eskimo and Aleut andis of very primitive design. Arrow-heads of this shape and descriptionare common amongst the Eskimo but are rare in the coast Indian fur-seal spears here described are virtually harpoons. Salmon spears.—Primitive types of salmon spear heads are shown inFigs. 137 and 138, Plate xxix. The shafts are now, as always, of lightcedar wood, the recent changes in the character of the spears being dueto the substitution of large steel fish hooks for spear heads. Thesehooks, purchased from the t
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . of the Eskimo and Aleut andis of very primitive design. Arrow-heads of this shape and descriptionare common amongst the Eskimo but are rare in the coast Indian fur-seal spears here described are virtually harpoons. Salmon spears.—Primitive types of salmon spear heads are shown inFigs. 137 and 138, Plate xxix. The shafts are now, as always, of lightcedar wood, the recent changes in the character of the spears being dueto the substitution of large steel fish hooks for spear heads. Thesehooks, purchased from the traders, are lashed to the spear shaft nearthe end, as shown in Fig. 149, Plate xxx, and the old-fashioned spearhead done away with altogether. This is a very effective spear, and inthe Indians hands seldom fails to bring up its victim. Fig. 137e is abone salmon spear head from the Emmons collection. Fig 149a is aTlingit salmon gig of deer antler for snagging salmon, also from the Marchaud, Voyage, torn, ii, p. 68, also quoted by Bancroft. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXVIII. Weapons of War and of the Chase—Clubs. Fig. 128. Club. For killing sea-otter. Carved to represent the animal. Cat. , U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands^British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 129. Club. For killing sea-otter. Cat. No. 88825, U. S. N. M. Haida In-dians, Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collectedby James G. Swan. Fig. 130. Club. For killing seals. Carved sea-hon. Cat. No. 88824, U. S. N. Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collectedby James G. Swan. Fig. 131. Club. For killing seals. Carved seal. Cat. No. 88930, U. S. N. Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collectedby James G. Swan. Fig. 132. War Club. Carved to represent the raven. The three figures (a, 6, andc) are frogs. Tsimshian Indians, Fort Simpson, British Columbia. Col-lected by James G. Swan. Report of National Museum, 1888.—Ni
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