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there encircled by a group or band of short incisions ; and on one edge a long 

 cut nearly unites the two sets (see the upper edge in fig. 10). The middle of 

 each face has been smoothed ; and on that shown in the figure an outline of 

 what may perhaps be supposed to be a Bird's head, with open mouth, has been 

 roughly engraved. 

 From Laugerie. 



Some of the chief characters of the barbed Weapon-points, with lateral knobs 

 below the barbs (as in B. Plates I., VI., XIV., XXII.), and of the tapering Wea- 

 pon-points, with wedge-like butt-ends (as in B. Plates IX., X., XXI., XXIV.), 

 are combined in some modern Weapons, one of which we here figure (reduced) 

 in illustration of the subject. 



Fig. 31. 



A Long Harpoon or Barbed Lance. In the Liverpool Museum. (Reduced in size.) 



a, The whole weapon. The shaft, 15 feet long and If inch in diameter, is made of brown wood; and one 

 end is slit (e) to receive the barbed head of bone. 



l>, The barbed head and its fastening to the shaft. It is 10 inches long ; thinned away on two faces 

 towards the point, and its two narrow edges are barbed. Its butt, squared at the end, is wedge- 

 shaped, being bevelled on one face, and rabbetted on the other ; and it has an oblong knob or button 

 on each side, below the barbs (see c and d). 



e, The butt of the barbed bone-head. d, Side view of the same. 



e, The split top of the wooden shaft, in which the head is fixed. This being secured with plaited cord of 

 cocoa-nut fibre (sinnet) would indicate that the weapon came from the South Sea, probably from the 

 Society Islands. 



[Mr. T. K. Gay has favoured us with these sketches and descriptive remarks.] 



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