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specimen is somewhat rounded (not quite angular) ; and the marginal notches 

 are still more distinct, having been cut further over on this face. There are 

 forty- three notches remaining on the lower edge in fig. 4; and the last six to 

 the right hand are sharp, though not represented by the artist. The hollow 

 on the opposite edge is due to a recent fracture. 



The use of this notched and ornamented piece of bone must remain conjec- 

 tural. Its crenulation may be compared with that in fig. 10, B.Plate XII.; 

 and its ornamental design with that in fig. 8, B. Plate I. But whether the 

 Snake-like figure had a special meaning, whether the notching was numerical, 

 and whether the implement was made for use or for ornament, there is nothing 

 to show. 



From ? 



Fig. 5. The lower portion of a bevelled Dart-head, ornamented with sequences of 

 vague figures seemingly young, half-fledged Birds, running and fluttering 

 along four on one side of the fragment, and three on the other. 

 From La Madelaine. 



Pig. 6. A subcylindrical fragment, shaped by the aboriginal artist into an elon- 

 gated Horse-head, with ears, eyes, and nostrils more or less distinct. Vague 

 longitudinal scorings are engraved on the front of the face (shown in the figure). 

 This specimen is comparable with fig. 9, B. Plate VII. & VIII., and especially 

 with a part of fig. 1, B. Plate XIX. & XX. 

 Prom La Madelaine. 



Pig. 7. A piece of carved and perforated antler, ornamented on each side with a 

 deep-cut outline of a Horse, heavy-headed and "groggy." In the figure a 

 second Horse's head is indicated. 

 Prom La Madelaine. 



Pig. 8. A fragment, with sketchy outline of an outspread Animal or Skin. A 

 more carefully executed design of this kind is shown in fig. 4, B. Plate IX. 

 From - - ? 



Fig. 9. The bevelled butt of a Dart-head, bearing an obscure design, possibly 

 intended for a long-billed Bird with a small head, such as a Heron. 

 From La Madelaine. 



Fig. 10. A fragment of antler, dressed and ornamented. Towards each end, on 

 both faces, four or five oblique parallel lines have been cut, so that the stem is 



