PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY THE DECORATIVE ART OF THE INDIANS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 9, 1897

SPIRITS LIKE THE SOUND OF THE RATTLE AND DRUM: GEORGE THORNTON EMMONS' COLLECTION OF TLINGIT SHAMANS' KITS. ILIFF, BARBARA ELIZABETH DISSERTATION, 1994

Large “V”-shaped halibut hook made of two pieces of wood. Arms are tied together with fibre cording at the angled end. Longer piece is thin and straight, thicker piece has a triangular head and an iron barb tied to its other end. Barb faces inwards and is at an acute angle. Wooden wedge tied to thicker arm with fishing twine. Twine is long, fraying and white-grey. The thin arm of the hook is carved into an otter-like figure, with a hole through its middle. A thick and braided piece of fibre cording, with a knotted loop end, is strung through the hole.

Disassembled halibut hook made of wood. Thin arm of hook (part a) is carved into a bird figure at its top, has a rectangular shaft and conical bottom. Cone is carved in high relief. Entire arm has a flat back. The bird figure has large circular eyes, a long beak pointing down the body, wide legs and feather designs incised on its wings. There is a hole through the middle of the bird, just above the fork of its legs. A thick and braided piece of fibre cording, with a knotted loop end, is strung through the hole. Wood is brown-yellow, cord is beige. Thick arm of hook (part b) has a triangular head with a wide, rectangular groove in its centre. Groove was likely where the arms would have been tied together. Bottom of arm is slightly angled. Wood is brown-red. Iron barb is missing.

SECOND REPORT ON THE ESKIMO OF BAFFIN LAND AND HUDSON BAY. FROM NOTES COLLECTED BY CAPTAIN GEORGE COMER, CAPTAIN JAMES S. MUTCH, AND REV. E.J. PECK. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 15, 1907