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SMITHSONIAN .MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



culture areas. A few of the more common forms from the Mimbres 

 are here figured for comparison, but, with the exception of the pot 

 tery, there is little individuality shown in the majority of these objects. 

 Among other objects may be mentioned stone implements, mortars, 

 idols, bone implements, shell ornaments, and pottery. 



STONE IMPLEMENTS 



The stone axes are not very different from those of the Rio Grande 

 and the Gila, but it is to be noticed that they are not so numerous as in 



FIG. 4. Stone axe. 

 Length 8%&quot;. 



FIG. 5. Arrow polisher. Length 

 breadth 2 



the latter region, and are probably inferior in workmanship, fine 

 specimens indeed being rare. The majority of the axes (fig. 4) are 

 single grooved, but a few have two grooves. In Dr. Swope s col 

 lection, now in the Deming High School, there is a fairly good 

 double-bladed axe. 



Miss Alnutt, of Deming, has a remarkable collection of arrow- 

 points gathered from many localities in the valley, and also a few 

 fine spearpoints, conical pipes, and other objects taken from the 

 sacred spring at Fay wood Hot Spring. A beautiful arrow polisher 

 found near Deming is shown in figure 5- 



