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TWO SUMMERS WORK IN PUEBLO RUINS 



[ETH. ANN. 22 



Tlu' only speeinieii of a carveil-boiif inipleineiit is sliown in figure 54. 

 It was inadi' from the boiif of a deer or antelope, and lias a quadruped 

 earved on one end, the head and legs being- well represented. The 

 specimen is one of the few found at the small ruin of the iTomolobi 

 group near the bank of the Little Colorado, about four miles from 

 Winslow. 



The general form of one of the small bone awls is shown in the 



Fig. 53. Boue awl from Chaves pas.s (mimher 1.580971. 



accompanying cut, figure 53. As a I'ule, the bone of which they 

 are made is so worked that the rounded end fits tlie i)alm of the 

 hand and the sharpened extremity is continued to a needle-like point. 

 These awls are made of the bones of different animals, of which the 

 turkey is the most popular. They were probably used in ancient 

 times in sewing or darning fabrics, i)ossibly inweaving. The modern 



Fin. .54. Carverl Lono awl from Hciinololii ( number 1.57SH(>) 



Hopis used a few years ago in weaving a l)one awl not very unlike that 

 figured above, but of late they have adopted an iron implement. 



At Chaves pass seven sinall bone awls were found, at Homolobi 

 five, and at Chevlon four. 



Sixteen needle-like bone implements with eyes were found at 

 Homolobi; fifteen were obtained at Chaves pass, and three at Chevlon. 



Fig. .5,5. Bone implement from Chaves jiass (number 1.57867). 



Another bone implement that was common at the Chaves pass ruins 

 was shaped like a bodkin. Thirteen specimens were found. 



A number of bone tubes, some of which were perforated and others 

 not, were found in the excavations. Some of these tulies had holes in 

 the sides, diametrically opposite, and were identified as bird w'histles. 

 One of these resembles the whistle still used in ceremonials con- 

 nected with making medicine in the modern Tusavan rites. 



