374 THE LATIMER COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES. 



US to a conjecture as to their use, and reminds us of the Indians of the 

 northwest coast, where similar crafts are still made with stone imjjle- 

 luents. Some of the different methods of hafting are illustrated in Dr. 

 Charles Eau's work on the archaeological collection in the National 

 Museum. — (Smithsonian Contributions, ISTo. 287, Appendix.) 



15899. A large, dark-bluish, flat celt, with the butt abruptly rounded 

 and edged ; that is to say, both ends are edged nearly alike. The sides 

 are quite sharp and nearly parallel; length 9.34; width 5.5, and thick- 

 ness 1.75 inches. Fig. 13. 



1G900. A dark slate-colored flat celt, pointed at the butt. Length 

 10.8, width 5.2, and thickness 1 inch. 



1G901. A reddish-brown flat celt, pointed at the butt. Length 9.5, 

 width 5, thickness 1.55 inches. 



There is a flat celt in the collection from Guiana, from which the fore- 

 going large celts cannot be distinguished. 



1G978. A small, almost cylindrical, greenish-black celt, highly polished, 

 and having two chisel edges, one at either end. 



169G5. A small polished celt, with the blade very much expanded at 

 the edge. 



1G868. A dark reddish specimen, rough and pecked on the sides, as 

 if to aid in halting. 



16974. A small and beautifully polished, nearly cylindrical celt, edged 

 at both ends, but the edges are not in the same plane. (Fig. 14.) 



16931. A dark-greenish celt, with flat sides, and the butt quite 

 squarely truncated. (Fig. 15.) 



1G93S. A flat-sided celt, somewhat resembling No. 16931. 



16870. This specimen has a rough indentation around it, as if to aid 

 in luifting. 



8031 .A large, dark-red, hatchet-shaped, broad-edged celt, with a 

 deep encircling groove, as if for a handle. This is the only stone celt or 

 ax that furnishes a clear exami^le of grooving for any purpose. (Fig. 16.) 



17039. Aflat paddle-shaped stone, grayish-white, the blade circular, 

 the handle slender and tapering. (Fig. 17.) 



SMOOTHING AND SHARPENING STONES. 



It is to be understood, in speaking of these objects as smoothing- 

 stones, that we do not know what they were used to smooth, or whether 

 they were used for any such purpose. We use the name for conveni- 

 ence of classification, and shall readily change it as soon as their 

 function is ascertained. 



17034. A polished flat stone, subtriangular, one side being quite 

 straight, the other flaring out near the base. The lower edge is slightly 

 curved, about half an inch wide, and exceedingly smooth. 



17035. This is very similar to the last named, but the sides are more 

 symmetrical. (Fig. 18.) 



