Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico And Arizona in 1879: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428Stevenson, James
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Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico And Arizona in 1879: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428
Stevenson, James
Indian pottery -- North America; Indians of North America -- Arizona; Indians of North America -- Industries; Indians of North America -- New Mexico
8. (40557). Axe, grooved near the blunt end, which is shaped similarly
to the edge.
9. (40558). Axe, grooved near the end.
10. (40559). Small hatchet, _ō´-lā-ki-le_, of basalt doubly grooved,
edge beveled from both sides, hammer end about one and a half inches
in diameter.
11. (40560). Grooved axe, _ō´-lā-ki-le_, of fine black basalt, well
polished; groove well worn. The face or side is intended to be near
the holder when in use. Fig. 352. This specimen was found in Arizona,
near Camp Apache, and was presented by Mrs. George P. Buell. It is one
of the largest in the collection with such perfect finish.
12. (40561). Grooved in the center; of porous basalt.
13. (40562). Hammer grooved in the center, rounded off at each end.
14. (40563). Small hatchet-shaped instrument, square at the back, and
rounded at the front edge.
15. (40563a). Rudely-made axe, grooved near the blunt end.
16. (40564). Small axe, with a groove round the body quite near the
blunt end; basalt.
17. (40565). Axe, three and a half inches long.
18. (40566). Quite small, probably a hatchet, of firm basalt, grooved
near the hammer end.
19. (40567). Much larger than the last, basaltic; groove quite deep and
smooth, hammer end circular, large, and blunt.
20. (40568). Grooved axe of quartzitic rock.
21. (40569). Pick-shaped axe, grooved entirely around, with imperfect
depressions which were in the water-worn boulder from which it was
made; about six inches in length.
22. (40570). Boulder of sandstone with groove near the middle.
23. (40571). Flat basaltic boulder, grooved near the center, straight on
the back, and tapering above and below the groove.
24. (40572). Small basaltic hammer and axe with groove near the large
end.
25. (40573). Small grooved axe composed of hard sandstone; hammer end
large, edge quite perfect.
26. (40574). Small boulder of basalt, ground to an edge at one end and
rounded off at the other; doubly grooved.
27. (40575). Large basaltic stone considerably chipped off from pounding
hard substances, grooved near the center, both ends quite blunt;
probably used as a pounding stone.
28. (40576). Flat basaltic boulder, used as a pounder.
29. (40577). Basaltic hatchet grooved in the middle; quite rough.
30. (40578). Grooved axe of a very heavy, solid character, apparently
designed more for mauling than cutting.
31. (40579). Large, heavy basaltic hammer and axe with groove around the
body near the hammer end; about seven inches long.
32. (40580). Axe, grooved in the middle, upper or hammer end unusually
long in proportion to the size.
33. (40581). Flat axe made from a water-worn boulder, oval in outline,
both edges designed for cutting or splitting. Deep groove encircling
the body, with protrusions above and below it to prevent the handle
from slipping out; greenstone.
34. (40582). Hard, fine-grained sandstone axe wedge-shaped, without a
groove.
35. (40583). Grooved axe with round body.
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