Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . ewould seem to render them unsuitable. It is probable that a singlespecimen served a variety of purposes. Wood, bone, and shell were also used to a considerable extent, inthe manufacture of implements for which flint would seem much betteradapted. Thus for fish spears the southern Indians used canes, sharp-pointed, barbed, and hardened in the fire,8 while knives were formerlymade of flint or cane; these are still used when the hunting knife has 1 Prehistoric America, p. 170. 2 Smithsonian Report for 1
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . ewould seem to render them unsuitable. It is probable that a singlespecimen served a variety of purposes. Wood, bone, and shell were also used to a considerable extent, inthe manufacture of implements for which flint would seem much betteradapted. Thus for fish spears the southern Indians used canes, sharp-pointed, barbed, and hardened in the fire,8 while knives were formerlymade of flint or cane; these are still used when the hunting knife has 1 Prehistoric America, p. 170. 2 Smithsonian Report for 1871, p. ShellMounils of Oregon. ; Flint Chips, p. 77. Prehistoric Times, p. 1U6 (from Dodge and Blackmore). 0Contributions to N. A. Eth., vol. Ill, p. 104. History of Mankind, p. 188. 8Adair; American Indians, p. 403. IMPLEMENT NOMENCLATURE. 143 been The California Indians had arrows tipped with hard-pointedwood for common use, and with agate or obsidian for The accompanying diagram (figure 176) will render plain the differentterms used in the following descriptions:. d—- a .. ..Point. b .. .. Edge. c .. .Face. d . . e .. ..Blade. f -- -Tang. (1 -- .. Stem. h .. .Base. i .. ..Notch. k .. ..Neck. m. .. Barb, or shonl der. Fig. 176.—Diagram, explaining terms. The only difference between barb and shoulder is that the barb isprolonged toward the base. The shoulder is called squared or roundedaccording to whether the edge of the implement makes an angle or acurve where drawn in to form the stem. In the stemless specimens the base is the end opposite the point. A tapering stem means one narrowing toward the base; straight, onewhose sides are parallel; and expanding, one which is widest at the base. Stemless Flints,characters and uses. The stemless flints are triangular or oval in outline. For conveniencethey will be divided into those small enough for arrowpoiuts (not above2i inches long) and those which are too large for such purpose. Thelatter reach
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