. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXII,. Primitive Stone Implements from the Northwest Coast, with Wooden Wedge for SPLITTING Wood. Fig. 81. Stone Hammer OR Sledge. Head of basalt; haft of wood. The drawing shows method of hafting. Cat. No. 88820, U. S. N. M. Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands. British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 82. Stone Sledge. Head of basalt; handle of wood: lashing of spruce root. Cat. No. 88815, U. S. N. M. Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, Britisli Col
. The coast Indians of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Indians of North America; Indians of North America. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXII,. Primitive Stone Implements from the Northwest Coast, with Wooden Wedge for SPLITTING Wood. Fig. 81. Stone Hammer OR Sledge. Head of basalt; haft of wood. The drawing shows method of hafting. Cat. No. 88820, U. S. N. M. Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands. British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 82. Stone Sledge. Head of basalt; handle of wood: lashing of spruce root. Cat. No. 88815, U. S. N. M. Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, Britisli Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fio-. 83. Stone Pestle. For grinding paint, and sometimes used as a hand weapon. Cat. No. 89011, U. S. N. M. Haida Indians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 84. Wooden Wedge. Body of spruce or cedar; lashing on the hea'd of twisted spruce root. Used in splitting logs and getting out timber for industi-ial purposes. Cat. No. 72679, U. S. N. M. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, Washington. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 85, Stone Sledge. Head of basalt: lashing of raw-hide. Cat. No. 20596. U. S. N. M. Kwakiutl Indians, Bella Bella, British Columbia. Collected by James G. Swan. Fig. 86. Stone Sledge. Head of basalt: lashing of spruce root. Cat. No. 20893, U. S. N. M. Kaigani Indians (Haida). Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Collected by James G. 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 Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929. Washington, D. C. The Museum
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