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and weight, one pound two ounces. The sides of the pebbles are 

 flattened, but unground, retaining the natural polish of the stone. 

 Altogether this axe forms a very compact weapon. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Fig. 8. — Mika-Knife with wooden handle; North Central Queensland. 

 Australian Mus. Somewhat reduced. 



Fig. 9. — Edge view of same. 



Fig. 10. — Ornamented bark sheath of another example, the interstices 

 between the string filled with pigment ; ditto. 



Fig. IL — Abnormal Stone Tomahawk made of a hardened shale, bevelled 

 at one end ; Port Stephens. Mining and Geol. Mas. 



Fig. 12. — Another abnormal form from a grave at Long Bay, near Botany, 

 ground along one of the longer edges. Mining and Geol. 

 Mus. 



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