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OMAHA DWELLINGS, FURNITURE, ETC. 



lETH. ASN. 13 



Figures 320 and 321 are forms of the ia"d;loua which may be seen in the 

 National Museum (nos. 2649 and 2i.'419). The weaqi)-ade, another kind 

 of war club, is made of some kind of hard wood. There are two vari- 

 eties, one of which IS shown in figure 322 (National Museum no. 23729). 

 The other has a ball carved at the end of a straight handle, with a wooden 



Fig. 321. — Oraaba club (j;i''-dA,>na). 



point (of one piece with the ball and handle) projecting from the ball, 

 making an angle of about 130° with one side of the handle. There is a 

 steel point inserted in the ball, forming an angle of about 110^ with the 



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Fig. 322. — Oiuaba club (■vveacufade). 



other side of the handle. The i°'-wate-jiii'ga is somethiug like a slung 

 shot. A round stone is wrapped in a piece of hide which is fastened 

 to a wooden handle about 2 feet long. 



Tomahawks. 



The heads of tomahawks as well as of battle-axes were at first made 

 of stone; but within the last century and a half they have been fash- 

 ioned of iron. 



Spears. 



Lances, darts, or spears are designated by the general term man'dehi. 

 The.ja"'-man'dehi are made of ash, and are from to 8 feet long. There 



