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beautiful specimen remarkable for a well-wrought handle (Fig. 49, gray flint, 

 mound in Alabama). Similar objects are preserved in the Copenhagen 

 Museum. 



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DAGGER (). 



11, Leaf-Shaped Implements, Perhaps mostly used for cutting and scrap 

 ing; some may be unfinished tools. 



LEAF-SHAPED IMPLEMENTS. 



a. Pointed at one end and more or less rounded at the other extremity; sides 



straight or exhibiting various gradations of convexity. Many specimens 

 of this class present an almond shape, and are thin and sharp-edged. 

 There can be little doubt as to their use as cutting tools (Fig. 50, light- 

 gray flint, Ohio). 



b. Approaching an oval shape. 



c. Pointed at both ends, broad in the middle, or more or less elongated. They 



differ much in size, the smaller specimens being not larger than arrow 

 heads (Fig. 51, brown jasper, Louisiana; Fig. 52, gray flint, Ohio). 



d. Large flat implements of roundish, oval, or almond shape, either rudely 



blocked out, or chipped with more or less care around the circumference. 

 Some appear slightly worn at the edge, as though they had been used for 

 scraping purposes. They occur mostly in mounds and in deposits under 



