. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 22.—Stone mauls of Missouri Valley Indians.—National Museum. rior copper mines. It is used by the Missouri Indians in driving stakes and tent-pegs. Fig. 22 shows two stone implements of the Sioux, the hereditary enemies of the tribe last mentioned. The upper one is a rude grooved axe mounted in a hickory sapling, the two ends of which are brought together with raw-hide thongs to form the handle. The lower figure is a war-club with an e
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 22.—Stone mauls of Missouri Valley Indians.—National Museum. rior copper mines. It is used by the Missouri Indians in driving stakes and tent-pegs. Fig. 22 shows two stone implements of the Sioux, the hereditary enemies of the tribe last mentioned. The upper one is a rude grooved axe mounted in a hickory sapling, the two ends of which are brought together with raw-hide thongs to form the handle. The lower figure is a war-club with an egg-shaped limestone head and a handle of ash; the end of the latter is ornamented with the tuft from the tail of a buffalo. Between the two figures- is a representation of the Roman sacrificial mttllaa-;, which, even in the time ofthe emperors, was employed in slaugh- tering the victims. It seems tohave come down from times then ancient, the order of procedure admitting of no innovation, just as the knives of Hint were used in ancient Egypt and among the Hebrews in performing ceremonial observances and sacrifices. Dr. Schliemann found hun- dreds of rude stone hammers in the hill of Bissarlik. Another mode of moulding a large peb- ble or wedge-shaped stone is by means of ;i raw-hide covering to the -tune and withe. Fig. 23 shows an Arckaree weapon made in this manner : The granite pebble weighing 22 ounces is grooved circumferentially and a withe. in. .':: —.1 rickaree \.— VTar-chtb of .I pacht •••'. Art- : a a.—National Musi " Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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