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curved. Fig. 256 is a small, pointed implement of horn, from Indian 

 Castle in the town of Pompey. Midway on each side are three 

 notches, which may have served for barbs, or for attaching this lit- 

 tle implement to a handle. Fig. 257 is a bone harpoon found by 

 Dr Hinsdale at Brewerton. It has the frequent flat surface, angularly 

 beveled down to each edge. The barbs are made by mere sloping 

 notches, and may be unfinished. They are serviceable as they are, 

 but would be improved for use by cutting from the point of each 

 barb to the base of the notch above. The base is broken, but seven 

 barbs remain on each side. Fig. 258 was found by Dr Getman at 

 the mouth of Perch River bay. It is a thick, rounded bone harpoon, 

 with three sharp barbs on one edge. On the other the third Hbarb 

 has been broken, and then recut into two smaller ones. The origi- 

 nal barbs on that edge are very sharp. 



Fig. 260 is in the Waterbury collection, and is an unusually broad 

 form. The figure shows the concave side of the bone. On this 

 side it was customary to smooth the edges and grind down the 

 point. If the bone was flat, much of the natural surface would be 

 left on the other side. This has three sharp barbs on each edge, 

 placed well apart. 



Fig. 262 is in the Richmond collection, and is one of the prettiest 

 bone harpoons yet found in New York. It came from an early 

 site on Farley's point, Cayuga lake, and is polished all over and 

 brought to a point at each end. It is very slender, and has six 

 barbs on each edge. It is also slightly ridged. Fig. 264 is another 

 bone harpoon with crowded barbs, from the Waterbury collection. 

 It is moderately flat, but follows the curve of the bone. There are 

 seven barbs remaining on one edge, and nine on the other. Frag- 

 ments of about this size are frequent. Fig. 265 is in the same col- 

 lection, and is well worked. It seems to have been a harpoon cut 

 down to make an awl, but may also be supposed to be a harpoon in 

 process of formation. The former is most probable. Fig. 277 is a 

 bone harpoon found by Dr Hinsdale. The base is broken, but 

 three peculiar barbs remain on each side. The point is rounded 

 and the work good. 



Fig. 270 is a fine bone harpoon in the Bigelow collection, which 

 •came from the Christopher site. There is a large barb on each side, 



