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Another interesting specimen is a poniard, cut out of a 

 reindeer's horn (fig. 189). The artist has ingeniously adapted 



FIG. 188. 



Group of Keiudeer. 



the position of the animal to the necessities of the case. The 

 horns are thrown back on the neck, the fore-legs are doubled 

 up under the belly, and the hind-legs are stretched out along 

 the blade. Unfortunately, the poniard seems to have been 

 thrown away before it was quite finished, but several of the 

 details indicate that the animal was intended for a reindeer. 

 Although it is natural to feel some surprise at finding these 

 works of art, still there are instances among recent savages 

 of a certain skill in drawing and sculpture being accompanied 



FIG. 189. 



Handle of a Poniard. 



