Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . 6 5 at u is 6 3 uc3 a& Eastern Tennessee 2 3 i|i. North-western Georgia 1 i ,. C. Conical, or truncated cone, bottom flat, convex orcurved from one side to the opposite. Some are quite smooth on the bottomas if from rubbingeither back and forthor with a rotarymotion; while manyhave the bottompecked rough, show-ing use as hammersorpounders. Forthosewith curved bottomsFl,G-ss—Pestie, long cyhnclri- a rocking motion best adapted; with thepalm resting on the longer side,good work could be do
Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution .. . 6 5 at u is 6 3 uc3 a& Eastern Tennessee 2 3 i|i. North-western Georgia 1 i ,. C. Conical, or truncated cone, bottom flat, convex orcurved from one side to the opposite. Some are quite smooth on the bottomas if from rubbingeither back and forthor with a rotarymotion; while manyhave the bottompecked rough, show-ing use as hammersorpounders. Forthosewith curved bottomsFl,G-ss—Pestie, long cyhnclri- a rocking motion best adapted; with thepalm resting on the longer side,good work could be done in anyof these ways. Typical speci-mens are shown in figures 84, ofquartzite, from Monroe county,Tennessee; 85, of granite, fromWarren county, Ohio; and 86,of quartzite, from Saline county,Arkansas. A somewhat aberrantspecimen, shown in figure 87, ofgranite, from (iarter county, Tennessee, lias an ellipl ical base, roundedtop, and flat bottom; the longer sides grooved for handle. A similarone, of quartzite, came from Warren county, ( Miio. There is considerable variety of material, quartzite largely predominating. Although Fig. hi Pestle llinil. 90 STONE ART. [
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