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Fig. 1. 



tions to Knowlcdirc," p. 21G, give a small woodcut of a 

 semilunar shaped knife, which they state is a form "occa- 

 sionally found in the East- 

 ern states. They arc some- 

 times composed of slate, 

 and arc of various sizes, 

 often mcasurinir live or six 

 inches in length. They are 

 well adapted for flaying 

 animals, and other analo- 

 gous purposes." Their fig- 

 ure represents a knife of 

 the same shape as the one 

 here engraved (Fig. 1). 



Of these semilunar 

 ■^h;i[)ed knives I have seen 

 piite a number of speci- 

 nens in various collec- 

 iions, but thus far all, as 

 I stated by Squier and 

 Davis, have been from the 

 Kastcrn states. In the 

 Pcal)ody Museum of Ar- 

 chaeology, at Cambridge, 

 there are several of this 

 form, one of which is 

 ibout eight inches long 

 lud is labelled "Paring 

 Knife. Anioskeag Falls, 

 171)")." Two other knives 



Knife from S.ilcin, m.'ulo of jir.iv Klat I' Willi ,. *i • ^^ ,, .... > ;.. +li.. 

 dark an. I red veins mulniottliiigs. Full- ize. ot tUlS ^na|)l' aiC 111 lUC 



Abbott Collection of the Peabody Academy of Science. 

 These were found ne.ar Trenton, New Jersey, and by the 

 kindness of Dr. Al)b;.tt I am able to use the woodcut 



