GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES. 781 



¥ig. 86. A massive blade, of the billhook type, and slate brown in 

 color. The butt still has some eccentricities, more than compensated 

 for, however, by the elegance of the other portion. 



Length, 9 inches ; greatest width, 4 inches. 



Fig. 86. Fig. 87. 



Fig. 87. A perfect blade, brown in color and of exquisite polish. It 

 is not massive. The butt is horizontal and the hooked side unusually 

 curved. The hook is more decidedly formed in this than in any other 

 members of the class. 



Length, 5^ ; width of blade, 3 inches ; neck, 1-^^ inches. 



Fig. 88. A finely-polished blade, of the bill-hook type and of a rich 

 brown color. Aside from the fidelity with which the typical ideas are 

 carried out, should be noted also the change of curve in the edge and 







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