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SPEARHEADS 
Only two examples of the large spearhead were found. It seems 
probable that their use was purely ceremonial. Plate 15, C, shows an 
unusually well made and handsome specimen. When this was found 
all of the Indians gathered around and examined it very carefully 
with exclamations of pleasure, and with a sort of reverence. Upon 
being questioned as to its special value, aside from its beauty, Aniceto 
Swaso, the oldest man in the party, put it inside of his shirt against 
his naked left breast, pressed and patted it, and repeated this per- 
formance on both his cheeks and forehead. Finally he held the 
point about an inch from his mouth and inhaled deeply several times. 
At last he said that the so-called ‘‘spearhead”’ was ceremonial and 
would bring the owner strength and courage in the chase and in 
battle. This same information was given the author by several 
other Tewa who came to his workshop during the winter to see the 
things taken out of the ruin. The manner of wearing the spearhead 
was to bind it to the naked left breast over the heart—which Swaso 
located at the nipple of the left breast. Whether there were fetishes 
or other things to be worn with it could not be learned. It is 113 
mm. long and 40 mm. at the widest point. The material is a sort 
of hornblende. 
The same information concerning this type of spearhead and the 
manner of wearing it on the body was given the author by Mr. J. 
P. Harrington in connection with some of the Indians of California. 
The leaf-shaped blade (pl. 15, D) is very unusual for the Southwest. 
Its specific use is not known. It is 106 mm. in length and 45 mm. 
in greatest width. The material is a pink and white agate. 
Another uncommon form is what might have been a spearhead or 
a knife blade. (Pl. 15, #.) A great amount of labor was expended 
in the cross chipping of this piece. It is 112 mm. in length and 48 
mm. at the widest point. 1 
The specimen, Plate 15, /, may have been a skinning tool of some 
kind and is made of slate. 
SPHEROIDS 
The finding of spheroids in the ruins of the Jemez Plateau is not 
unusual, as quantities of them occur everywhere in the region. 
‘There is a great diversity in form and size, some of them being well 
rounded and others very irregular. Those found at Po-shu are broken 
and pecked on the periphery and more or less flattened at one or 
both poles. (Pl.17, A, C.) Among the other uses to which the Hopi 
still put this type is the roughing, by pecking, of the surfaces of the 
metate or lower grinding stone. 
