. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC ART. 423 its successful operation required a manual dexterity obtainable onlj- by long- practice. It is sufficiently difficult of performance to be ranked among the finer arts. After the preparation of the nodules of flint, so that the blade can be made a sufficient length, with edges smooth and sharp, the upper or top part of the core is struck with the stone ham- mer (figs. 78a and 78&) so exact and precise as to the prope
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC ART. 423 its successful operation required a manual dexterity obtainable onlj- by long- practice. It is sufficiently difficult of performance to be ranked among the finer arts. After the preparation of the nodules of flint, so that the blade can be made a sufficient length, with edges smooth and sharp, the upper or top part of the core is struck with the stone ham- mer (figs. 78a and 78&) so exact and precise as to the proper point and so delicately gauged as to force, that a single blow Icnocks off the blade its entire length. There can be no second trial 5 it is success or failure at the first stroke. Plate 22 represents another of these cores and flakes. The United States National Museum possesses many more of the same kind from the same locality. Anyone who doubts flint chip- ping being a fine art has but to attempt the operation. He will soon discover that it requires a degree of knowledge and manual dexterity which can be obtained only after many trials. In this it can be favor-. 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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