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GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES. 785 



F\g. 96. A. massive blade, with very small head and groove, of very- 

 dark brown color. The asymuietry of the sides is noticeable, and there 

 is just a slight hook on the left. This stamps our classification as 

 purely artificial. If we regard the groove we must cast neglect some- 

 times upon the edge. From San Mahault. 



Length, 11 inches; width, 6 inches. 



Fig. 1-7. A grooved blade, of dark slate color. The butt and the body 

 are nearly regular ; the former occupying one-third of the object. 



Length, 2^ inches. 



Fig. 98. A grooved blade, of light brown color. The noticeable fea- 

 ture is the hatchet edge extending on both sides to the groove. The 

 butt is the most finished yet in this class. 



Length, 2^ inches. 





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Fig. 99. A giant blade, of light brown color. When entire this must 

 have been an imposing object. The butt originally was flat-topped and 

 very symmetrical, the groove broad, deep, and parallel sided. The 

 body is of the chopper variety mentioned in the last class (Figs. 70 and 

 following). 



Length, 10 inches ; greatest width, S^ inches. 

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