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form of decoration, which, so far as known, is confined to two or 

 three specimens. In his account *" of this specimen Prof. Mason 

 writes: "A beautifully polished blade of light brown color. It is 

 meri-shaped. The butt is gently rounded, bounded by a ridge, curved 

 transversely in a ' line of beauty,' and ornamented with nine mammi- 

 form protuberances. The other elements form one continuous and 

 graceful outline, save a slight fracture on the right extremity of the 



edge. Length, 



Hts 



tt^S^^i^!' 



sss:- 





■!Ss::<^';-,c.;:;.- , -■'■-■-. 



,1* 

 0^ 



inches; width, 4-fV 

 inches; width of neck. 

 2iV inches." 



A careful examina- 

 tion of the specimen 

 (fig, 20) supports the 

 conclusion of Prof. Ma- 

 son as to its beauty 

 and jiolish. His com- 

 parison of the head 

 to an opera hat is jjar- 

 ticularly appropriate, 

 as in this feature it 

 stands alone among all 

 the axes examined by 

 the author. Prof, ila- 

 son's description of 

 this object is as fol- 

 lows : '" "A finely pol- 

 ished blade of brown 

 color. This is one of 

 the most beautiful 

 specimens in the col- 

 lection. The butt has 

 a bounding ridge very 

 prominent, the curved surfaces above and below nearly alike. Two 

 gradines above this are carved in the shape of an opera hat or the 

 .'^heath of the lace palm doubled in and dented on the top. The unlike 

 sides are very well seen here. Length, 5i'u inches; greatest width. 

 4-[iff inches." 





Fig. 18. — Perforated eared implement. (G.2 inches.) 



»»0p. cit., p. 767, fig. 58. 



'Op. cit., p. 772, fig. 60. 



