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tepee (Olmeca Uixlotin, from cla}' figures in the Miisee du Troca- 

 dero)," Palenqiic in Guatemala,^ Panama,'^ Province of Cueva (after 

 Oviedo''), in addition probably also on the Greater Antilles and 

 Lucayas (Bahama Islands'). 



According to Starr the spear sling is still in use on the inner angle 

 of the Atlantic Gulf coast, in Tenanpulco, in Apulo, and at Tecohitla 

 and Nanthla liiver. Another shaft is here to be mentioned which is 

 probably the prototype of the Mexican. It is from Santa Barbara, 

 Cal., and seems shorter than any other known '^ (see ])]. iv, fig. ?>7). 

 The shaft is broad and thick and about one and one-half times as 

 long as wide. On the uppei- side, extending from the front, is a 

 narrow groove which ends at two-thirds of the distance. At the 

 outer end a sharp tooth bent forward protrudes. Two finger holes. 

 on(^ at each side of the grooxe, are bored through the shaft, as in the 

 spear slings of Florida and Lake Patzcuai'o. It is assumed that this 

 is the original of the IMexican spear sling; for, fii'st, the short length 

 is proof that the evolution of the spear sling is here in its first stage: 

 secondly, ancient illustrations of spear slings not much longer are to 

 be seen in Doctor Seler: Intern. Arch., Volume III, page I-'IU, figure* 4 

 (see fig. 88), the Codex Meiuloza ; thirdly, Mi-s. Nuttall mentions, as 

 •a weapon of war, a spar sling only li?) centimeters long. 



The second type was in use in northwestei-ii South America. In 

 Colombia, among the Chil)chas;" in Ecuador, among the Purahaes 

 (according to Cie(^a) as in the vicinity of the Ijatacunga ; beyond 

 this, mainly on the highlands (Oviedo, Valesco), and (^^uito,'' on the 

 Kiobamba.' as ir. Peru,^ (juite common. No si)ear sling now occurs 

 there. All that we know of it is learned, either from descriptions 

 and illustrations in Si)anish writers, from facsimiles in gohl (for 

 example those of Cliibcha in the I^eipzig Museum), from j)ictures 

 on pottery (Peru), or from a few examj)les still in existence (from 

 Quito, in Rome; from Riobamba, discovered l)v Mr. Ueiss). Tliis 

 type is entirely different and decidedly masculine. A rough stick 



a Miiiiiiiiy Cave of the Ilacieiula del Coyote; Doctor Seler: (Jlohiis, (11, ]>. !»7. 



J-TThle: Mitth. Wiener Aiitlirop. Gesellscli., ISST, XVII. i»art '2. p\). lUT et seq. 



'Waltz: Aiitliropol. dcM- Naturvfilker, IV, p. '.'A'.K 



'' MuiiiJiiy Caves of the Maclendji del Coyote; Doctor Seler: (ilobiis, C.l, pjp. KT 

 et seq. 



i^' Waltz: ()i>. cit. ]\\ p. .''.22, according to Narraveta I, LM, 7r>, LMlt; OvlcMla, 

 III, i5. 



/ Daltoii : Notes of an Etlnio.^r. Collection * * * Intern. Archlv., X. ]i. 

 225 et seq. 



tf Waltz: Anthropoi. der Na1nr\<ilker, IV, i). 'A^\'^ ; (inarantors: Oviedo, Simon 

 Pledrahita. 



'I Stolpc • Intern. Archlv., Ill, p. 2;i7. 



' Uhle: Micth. Wiener nnthroi). Gesellscliaft. No. XVII, 1SS7, p|i. 107-114. 



i Dalton : Intern. .Vi-cliiv., X. jip. 22.5 et seq., from Illustrations npon a vase 

 from Peru, in possession of Mr. Read. 



