GUESDE COLLECTION OP ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES. 743 



cavities, showing: i)laiuly tlie pecking. Flint implements with smooth 

 edges and partially ground sides are quite numerous in European col- 

 lections, leading to the conviction that polished celts are of two kinds, 

 those polished at once and those polished by years of grinding. 

 Length, 7^ inches; width, 4-fV inches. 



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Fig. 6. 



Fig. 6. A chipped blade of slate-brown color. The shape is that of 

 the typical hoe, the sides being rather incurved than decidedly notched. 

 The surfaces are much worn and the edge ground away unevenly, fur- 

 nishing another example similar to those of England and the Continent, 

 above noticed, made of flint. It is in many cases difficult to decide how 

 much the change of surface is due to use and how much is due to 

 weathering. 



Length, 7-i^o inches ; width, 4f^ inches. 





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Fig. 7. 



Fig. 7. A chipped blade of light-brown color. The form decidedly 

 resembles that of the chipped hoe occurring in many parts of the United 



