GIIESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES 7G1 



Fi;^. 41. All unique blade, of dark blown eolor. Tliis specimen is 

 noticeable for its very long butt and short blade, the lornier being twice 

 the latter. The surface is also quite rough, the result of pecking ; a 

 kind of manipulation very rare in M. Guesde's edged specimens. 



Length, o,'-, inches; width of edge, 1 ,V inches. 





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Flii. 45. 



Fig. 45. In this specimen \ve are getting farther from the preceding- 

 examples, the common bond being a continuous surface. This blade 

 is black and presents three edges of diflerent form. Thelow-er resembles 

 that of an axe, the two upper ones are dilferent from the lower and from 

 each other. It would not be diliicult to lash this blade to a handle, but 

 the form is very rare. 



Length, 4,^,, inches ; gn^atesl, widtii, ."i ,% inches. 



