distal ends for the extremities of the weapons are very large plugs of
wood or ivory and have beveled edges rather than points for the
reception of the butt end of the weapon to be thrown.


NORTON SOUND TYPES.

These types extend from Cape Darby around to Cape Dyer, including part
of Kaviagmut, the Mahlemut, the Unaligmut, and the Ekogmut area of Dall,
and extending up the Yukon River as far as the Eskimo, who use this
weapon. The characteristics are the same as those of the last named
area, excepting that in many specimens there are two finger-pegs instead
of one, the first peg inclosing the middle finger, the second the
ring-finger and the little finger (Figs. 10-13). A single specimen
collected by Lucien Turner at Saint Michael's has no index cavity, the
forefinger resting on the first peg and the other three fingers passing
between this and the outer peg (Fig. 14). Another specimen of Nelson's,
marked Sabotinsky, has the index-finger cavity and one finger-peg. The
finger-tip cavity on the upper surface of the handle forms the figure of
a water-bird, in which the heart is connected with the mouth by a curved
line, just as in the pictography of the more southern Indians.

The Yukon River Eskimo use a throwing-stick quite similar to the Norton
Sound type. The characteristics are very pronounced. Thumb-groove deep,
index-finger cavity so long as to include the first joint. The hook for
the spear-end formed by the edge of a plug of hard wood. The middle
finger is separated by a deep groove and peg. The ring and little finger
are inclosed by the peg and a sharp projection at the upper end of the
handle.