EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXII, 



Primitive Stone Implements from the Northwest Coast, with Wooden Wedge for 



SPLITTING Wood. 



Fig. 81. Stone Hammer OR Sledge. Head of basalt; haft of wood. The drawing 

 shows method of hafting. Cat. No. 88820, U. S. N. M. Masset, Queen 

 Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 82. Stone Sledge. Head of basalt; handle of wood; lashing of spruce root. 

 Cat. No. 88815, U. S. N. M. Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, British 

 Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 83. Stone Pestle. For grinding paint, and sometimes used as a hand 

 weapon. Cat. No. 89011, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Queen Charlotte 

 Islands, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 84. Wooden Wedge. Body of spruce or cedar; lashing on the head of 

 twisted spruce root. Used in splitting logs and getting out timber for 

 industrial purposes. Cat. No. 72679, U. S. N. M. Makah Indians, Cape 

 Flattery, Washington. Collected by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 85. Stone Sledge. Head of basalt; lashing of raw-hide. Cat. No. 20596. U. 

 S. N. M. Kwakiutl Indians, Bella Bella, British Columbia. Collected 

 by James G. Swan. 



Fig. 86. Stone Sledge. Head of basalt; lashing of spruce root. Cat. No. 20893, 

 U. S. N. M. Kaigani Indians (Haida), Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. 

 Collected by James G. Swan. 



