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not altogether unlike figure 45, the chief peculiarity being the pro- 

 jection upon the upper side. This characteristic does not appear on 

 any other specimen in the collection." ''^ 



Several specimens illustrating the asymmetrical type of stone axes 

 have been figured by other authors, among whom may be mentioned 

 Joyce and Mason, although no one has yet differentiated this type 

 from those of more regular forms. The present specimen, plate 71, Z>, 

 is one of the most striking and is thus described by Prof, Masou : 



"A erooved blade of dark brown 

 color and fine polish. The butt 

 wedge-shaped and rounded. The 

 hafting space is a complex affair, con- 

 sisting of four parts, two narrow- 

 faced grooves, a groove on the lower 

 side a little wider, and a long, wide 

 notch on the upper. The section of 

 the groove is rectangular. The same 

 idea of a shoulder on one side of the 

 blade may be studied in a specimen 

 from Mennithorpe, Yorkshire, Eng- 

 land. This latter one, however, is 

 very rude and far behind the Guesde's 

 example. (Evans' 'Ancient Stone 

 Implements,' fig. 82.) This blade lashed to a shouldered handle 

 would be a very effective tool or weapon. From Marie-Golante. 

 Length, 6 inches ; width, 2^% inches." '^ 



Plate 71. E^ F, are remarkable objects. The former has the head 

 ornamented with an 8-shaped design; the latter, from St. Vincent, 

 has an incised design on the surface. 



Fio. 



13. — Ear-shaped 



inches.) 



blade. (3.6 



3. EARED AXES 



The simplest form of eared axes from Guadeloupe are not unlike 

 many from the St. Vincent area. One of these is sliown in figure 13. 

 The edges of these could hardly be called cutting edges, and the 

 implement may be unfinished. 



The following quotation" gives Prof. Mason's comments on this 

 specimen : 



" A hoe-shaped blade, of the double-beaked variety and light, mar- 

 ble color. The l)eaks are reduced to the simplest form and divided 

 by an emarginate curve. The lateral notches are not separated from 

 the other parts, their lines being continuous from beak to beak. The 

 highly polished and finished condition of this specimen separate it 

 from the agricultural class, although its shape is that of the planta- 

 tion hoe. A similar but clumsier butt is seen in Im Thurn's volume 



» Mason, op. cH., p. 762. »> Mason, op. clt., p. 793. " Op. clt., p. 755, flg. 31. 



