. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 3-1. OJ,D TOGGLE HEAD. North Greenlaud. (Jift of ('i>iH'nhatren Museum. Cat. No. iT>9il. I'. The point of a barbed harpoon (Cat. No. 03938, ), from Greenland, nmst be mentioned. The point is arrow-shaped, s3'mmet- rical, with two barbs. The tang is spindle-formed, with a cone at the l»utt end and pierced in two places for the insertion of the line connect- ing with the shaft. Length, .5i inches. Gift of Governor Fen
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 3-1. OJ,D TOGGLE HEAD. North Greenlaud. (Jift of ('i>iH'nhatren Museum. Cat. No. iT>9il. I'. The point of a barbed harpoon (Cat. No. 03938, ), from Greenland, nmst be mentioned. The point is arrow-shaped, s3'mmet- rical, with two barbs. The tang is spindle-formed, with a cone at the l»utt end and pierced in two places for the insertion of the line connect- ing with the shaft. Length, .5i inches. Gift of Governor Fenckner. Similar to this is Cat. No. 63937, , an old specimen from the same locality. examples have their counterpart in the numerous points of the small barbed seal harpoon of the western P^skimo. An old barbed and toggle harpoon head (Cat. No. t)3940, ) from west Greenland, the gift of Governor Fenckner, is shown in Hg. 35. The material is })one. The blade is wanting, and the blade slit has been cut awa}'. There are three rivet holes, and one of them,. 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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