378 STONE IMPLEMENTS 



the pueblo of Ildefonso, New Mexico. Fig. 3, of this plate, is taken from 

 a somewhat larger implement of this character from the same place with 

 the last. The head of this specimen is broken off, as shown in the figure. 

 The fractured surface, however, is comparatively smooth, and the imple- 

 ment was probably used after its fracture. The two other specimens 

 represented on this plate I have not seen, but they are very likely given 

 of natural size, and are either from the pueblo of Ildefonso or that of Santa 

 Clara. 



Plate XVIII, Figs. 1, 3, and 5, represent three small implements with 

 an approach to cutting edges, and doable grooves. I have not seen the 

 original of Fig. 1 and cannot state the exact place where it was obtained. 

 Fig. 3 is the smallest of the axes in the collection and is from the pueblo 

 of Taos. Fig. 5 was also obtained at Taos by Dr. Yarrow. These last 

 two are made from a hard, reddish actinolite, which receives a high and 

 beautiful polish. Fig. 2 of this plate represents, of one-third size, the 

 largest of the grooved implements. It is h\ inches long, 2£ inches wide, 

 and 1^ inches thick Its edge is half an inch thick and rounded by use. 

 This beautiful specimen is of the same mineral as the others, and is from 

 Taos. Fig. 4, of the same plate, is remarkable from the character of its 

 grooves, and apparently has a sharper edge than the majority of the speci- 

 mens, but I have not seen the original and cannot give anything further 

 about it. 



Plate XIX, Fig. 1 . This specimen is not in the collection before me. 

 Fig. 5, of this plate, represents a beautiful little axe from Taos. It is of a 

 mottled actinolite, and is figured of full size. The notches on this imple- 

 ment, just below the groove, are so near to the cutting edge as to give the 

 impression that it was once much longer and has been reground after a 

 fracture. 



Two other grooved implements are unquestionably hammers. One 

 from the pueblo of San Ildefonso is of the same hard mineral of which the 

 other grooved implements are made. This hammer is 3 inches long, 2 

 inches wide, and 1J inches thick. It has a well-defined groove, and the 

 edge is very much worn and rounded. The second has the appearance of 

 being made from a thin, oval pebble, of the same mineral as the last, 



