ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 



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however, that no tools worthy of the name were available to the 



aboriginal fletcher. i , n • -4. -.-u 



The setting of the arrowpoint was accomphshed by faxing it with 



sinew in the notch cut at the end of the foreshaft (fig. 142 a, h), the 



Examples or setting arkow points from Bldb River. 



methods being commonly to throw a figure 8 lashing over the notches 

 of the point (fig. 142, c, d, e, g, h, i, j) and sometimes to envelop the 

 tangs in the sinew wrapping (fig. 142 /) . In smooth edge triangular 

 points (fig. 142 j) the lashing was thrown high on the sides to et a 

 purchase for the sinew, 



14278°— Bull. 87—14 6 



