358 AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL STONE WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS, 



Group i. — Tomahawks. 

 Section a. — Without a ha/ting groove. 



1. Oblong-ovate type. 



2. Ovate type. 



3. Deltoid, or subtriangular type. 



4. Gad-shaped type. 



5. Chisel-shaped type. 



Section b. — With a hafting groove. 

 1. Ovate type. 



Group ii. — Hafted Axes. 

 Group hi. — Hand-axes and Wedges. 

 In the succeeding descriptions the following terminology has 

 been made use of : — The lateral surfaces are the more or less 

 broad sides of the tomahawk ; the cutting edge the generally 

 curved sharp edge, produced by grinding the lateral surfaces ; the 

 portion of the latter ground at the anterior end is the bevel ; the 

 opposite end to the cutting edge, or posterior end, is the butt; the 

 secondary surfaces, caused by striking off flakes, and usually con- 

 choidal, are the facets. 



i. — Tomahawks. 



Section a. — Without a hafting groove. 



I opine that this section will comprise by far the largest 

 number of aboriginal stone implements commonly known under 

 the name of " tomahawks," excepting perhaps those of Western 

 Australia, which will require separating as a distinct group. 



1. Oblong-ovate Type. Of this form an excellent example has 

 been lent for examination by Mr. Herbert Lowe, of Gooree, 

 Mudgee, unchipped, and partially polished. It is composed of a 

 very dark green hornblende and epidote rock*, and was originally 

 an oblong, narrow pebble, with a highly roughened surface, 

 arising from attrition. The broader end has been ground to a 



* I am indebted to Prof. T. W. E. David for assistance in determining 

 the petrological characters of the various specimens, but from macroscopical 

 inspection only. 



