towing line

tow vThe sealers are armed with a"gaff," "sculping knife," and "towing-line." . . . a blow on the nose from the "gaff" stuns or kills the young seal. Instantly the knife is at work; the skin and adhering fat are detached with amazing rapidity from the carcase , . . . while the fat and skin alone are carried off. This process is called "sculping" - a corruption, no doubt, of the term "scalping." - Six pelts are rekoned a heavy load to drag over rough and broken ice, often leaping from pan to pan.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citW. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970Used I and SupNot usedNot used[see 'strap'] tow chain, tow line, tow rope, hauling-ropeCard marked DNE-cit, but not use