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certainty at distant objects, making it revolve in the air in its 
flight. With the Indian the tomahawk is the emblem of war 
itself. To bury it, is peace ; to raise it, is to declare war. 
During the American war the English were compelled to 
make iron tomahawks after the native pattern, with a pipe-bowl 
opposite the blade of the weapon, before the Indians could be 
efficiently armed as allies. 
Nos. 26 to 33 are pipes made by the Babeens, and the 
Indians of Vancouver's and Queen Charlotte's Islands. No. 
33 was found in the Mississippi. Nos. 26 and 27 are from 
Queen Charlotte's Island, and were presented to the Collection 
by Mrs. Nutt. No. 21 is a wooden pipe carved in the form of 
a fish, with an iron receptacle for tobacco. This kind of pipe 
is in use by the Koloshians, who inhabit from 54° 40' to Prince 
William's Sound. No. 21 was presented to the Collection by 
Captain Oliver Eldridge. No. 10 is a pipe-bowl of black stone 
from Otaheite. Nos. 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 are stone pipes from 
Natal, Africa. No. 19 is a clay pipe from Africa, and No. 34 
is a clay pipe from the East Indies. 
STONE MAIZE-CRUSHERS. 
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Nos. I to 10 are stone pestles from Ohio."^ No. 1 1 is a 
ferruginous sandstone pestle, from Virginia. No. 12 is a pestle 
of porphyritic greenstone. No. 13 is a pestle of ferruginous 
sandstone. Nos. 12 and 13 were found in New Jersey. No. 14 
is a pestle of greenish slate from Florida. Similar implements 
are in present use with the Indians for bruising maize. No 
stone pestles were found in the mounds examined by Squier 
and Davis. 
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Nos. I and 3 are stone rolling-pins, found in Florida. Nos. 
* The following are of porphyritic greenstone : — Nos. i, 3, and 5. The 
following are of quartzite : — Nos. 2, 4, and 8. The following are of green- 
stone : — Nos. 6 and 7. No. 9 is of qiiartzose greenstone. No. lo is of 
micaceous greenstone. 
