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KOTES ON THE WESTERN DENES. 



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nection. It would seem that the operation was formerly performed either 

 with a bone needle or awl, or more commonly with a sharp-edged stone 

 arrow head. 



Fig. 72. 



Fig. ji illustrates the change brought in the native huntsman's economy 

 by modern civilization. It is a little piece of bone carved to the shape 

 of a fantastic being, half animal (viz. coyote), half fish, on the back of 

 which little excrescences have been left, the object of which is to hold as 

 many metallic caps for use with a shot gun. This little trinket is 

 fastened to the string of the powder-horn or to that of the shot pouch. 

 It is more commonly cut out of a piece of thick leather without any 

 attempt at design. 



