Fig. 14. Throwing-stick from Saint Michael's. This specimen is
very noteworthy on account of the absence of the index-finger pocket, a
mark characteristic of the Vancouver type, Fig. 17. If the middle peg of
the Vancouver example were removed the resemblance would be close, but
the clumsy spur at the bottom of the shaft groove is Norton Sound rather
than Nunivak. Collected by Lucien M. Turner, at Saint Michael's, in
1876. Museum number, 24335.

[Illustration: Fig. 14. Saint Michael's throwing-stick, front
and back.]


PLATE XII.

(Mason. Throwing-sticks.)

Fig. 15. Nunivak type. The characteristic marks are the absence
of any cavity for the index finger, the nicely-fitting handle, the
disposition of the finger-pegs, and the delicate point on the ivory spur
at the bottom of the shaft groove. Collected by W.H. Dall, at Nunivak
Island, in 1874. Museum number, 16239. (This specimen is left-handed.)

[Illustration: Fig. 15. Nunivak Island throwing-stick, front
and back, left-handed.]


PLATE XIII.

(Mason. Throwing-sticks.)