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CHIPPED STONE IMPLEMENTS. 



method of mounting arrowpoints is common in North 

 America. Figs. 16, 17 and 18 represent arrows made 

 by the Navajo and Pah-Ute Indians. In these the points, 

 which are of chalcedony and obsidian, are fastened in a 

 notch at the end of the wood with pitch and a lashing of 

 sinew. The piece of wood is then set in a hollow reed, as 

 shown in fig. 16a; the end of the reed being wound with 

 sinew to prevent its splitting. Another mode of mounting 

 is shown in fig. 19. It is an arrow made by the natives of 

 Tierra del Fuego. The point is chipped from a piece of 

 bottle glass, and is fastened directly in a slot at the end 

 of the wooden shaft by binding firmly with a sinew with- 

 out the aid of any pitch or gum. 



