ason. Throwing-sticks.)

Fig. 2. Greenland type of throwing-stick. The specific
characteristics are the broad form; the scanty grooves for thumb and
fingers; the absence of pegs, separate finger grooves, or index
perforation; but the most noteworthy are the two grommets or eyelets to
fit ivory pegs on the harpoon-shaft. The peculiar method of
strengthening the ends with ivory pieces should also be noted. From
Holsteinburg, Greenland, 1884. Catalogue number, 74126.

[Illustration: Fig. 2. Greenland throwing-stick, back and
front.]

PLATE III.

(Mason. Throwing-sticks.)

Fig. 3. Ungava type of throwing-stick. The specific marks are
the general outline, especially the fiddle-head ornament at the bottom;
the bend upward at the lower extremity, the eccentric perforation for
the index finger, and the groove for three fingers. Collected at Ungava,
by Lucien M. Turner, 1884. Museum number, 76700.

[Illustration: Fig. 3. Ungava throwing-stick, front and back.]

PLATE IV.

(Mason. Throwing-sticks.)

Fig. 4. Cumberland Gulf type of throwing-stick. The specific
marks are the broad clumsy form, the separate provision for the thumb
and each finger, the bent lower extremity, and the broad furrow for the
bird-spear. Accidental marks are the mending of the handle, the material
of the stick, and the canine tooth for the spur at the bottom of the
square groove. Collected in Cumberland Gulf, by W.A. Mintzer, in 1876.
Museum number, 30013.

[Illustration: Fig. 4. Cumberland Gulf throwing-stick, back and
front.]

PLATE V.

(Mason. Throwing-sticks.)

Fig. 5. Anderson River type. The specific marks are the extreme
plainness of form, the lack of accommodations for the thumb and fingers,
excepting the eccentric index-finger hole, the poor groove for the
harpoon-shaft, and the absence of a hook or spur at the bottom of this
groove. The accidental marks are cuts running diagonally across the
back. In another specimen seen from the same locality the shaft groove
is squared after the manner of the Cumberland Gulf type. Collected at
the mouth of Anderson River, by R. Kennicott, in 1866. Museum number,
2267.

Fig. 6. Point Barrow type. The specific marks are the distinct
handle without finger grooves, the very eccentric index-finger hole, the
method of inserting the spur for the shaft, and the harpoon-shaft groove
very shallow above and deep below. In the specimens shown by Mr. Murdoch
there is great uniformity of shape. Col