HAEPOON-HEADS. 



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provided with incisions or grooves, supposed by some to have served for the 

 reception of poison, an opinion which I hardly can share, in consideration of the 

 fact that the arrow-shafts of many Indian tribes, such as the Sioux, Cheyennes, 



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Fig. 11.— La Madelaine. Fi«. 12.— Bnuiiquel. Fig. 13.— La Mndelaiue. Fig. 14.— La Madelaine. Fio. 15.- La Madelaine. 



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 Figs. 11-15. — Harpoou-heads of reiudeer-horu. 



Tonkaways, Navajos, Pai-Utes, and jzthers, exhibit longitudinal grooves, intended 

 to facilitate the flow of the woiinded animal's blood.* There are three of these 

 grooves, cut in at equal distances, and usually forming irregular wave lines, as 

 shown in Fig. 16 which represents an iron-headed Sioux arrow. Of course, only 

 one of the grooves is visible in the figure. 



Fig. 16. — Irou-headed Sioux arrow. 



* They remind one of the blood-grooves [Blutrinnen) on Toledo and other sword-blades. 



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