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PAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. 



Fig. 100. A much worn blade of very light color, showing that it has 

 been " battered by the shocks of doom to shape and use." The con- 

 formity to the shape so common in the United States ought to be 

 noticed. The edge and faces are well ground away. 



Length, 4 inches; width, 3^0 inches. 



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FUi. 101. 



Fig. 100. 



Fig. 101. A small grooved blade, which M. Guesde calls a mace. 

 Unless the painting is misleading it is a very pretty, unpretentious ex- 

 ample of the small, grooved ax. 



Length, l-^j- inches ; width, 1-^ inches. 



Fig. 102. A long thin blade of light brown color. The butt is cylin- 

 droidal and rough topped. The notch is shallow and the sides are 

 nearly parallel. This is a rare form in the Antillian area. 



Length, 7^- inches; width, l-]\ inches. 



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Fk;. 102. 



Fig. 10;3. A long slender blade, of blackish color, shaped' something 

 like a ten-pin. The butt and encircling groove are one. The long, flat 

 face.s terminate in a squared edge. 



Length, 6-^ inches; width, 2^ inches. 



