. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 19 aid the hand grasp. (Fig. 20; Cat. No. 246509, ; length, 4^ inches; width, 3^ inches; thickness, 2 inches.) ARROWHEADS, THROWSTICKS, AND DARTS. The arrowheads of this region are almost exclusively of obsidian which varies from an opaque black to translucent, almost as clear as rock crystal. They are small, usually nocked, and sometimes serrated. Such heads as have been found still remaining on the arrows are small, and this appears to be characteristic of those arrows intended for war or for hu
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 19 aid the hand grasp. (Fig. 20; Cat. No. 246509, ; length, 4^ inches; width, 3^ inches; thickness, 2 inches.) ARROWHEADS, THROWSTICKS, AND DARTS. The arrowheads of this region are almost exclusively of obsidian which varies from an opaque black to translucent, almost as clear as rock crystal. They are small, usually nocked, and sometimes serrated. Such heads as have been found still remaining on the arrows are small, and this appears to be characteristic of those arrows intended for war or for hunting. (See fig. 142.) Some rather long, slender arrowpoints appear to have been fashioned for use as offerings. As a rule the arrow- heads do not show great skill in their manufacture, but occasionally an ex- quisitely chipped one is encountered. The points for the throwstick darts appear to be extremely scarce, so far as can be determined, and there is a likelihood that they never were very plentiful. (See fig. 21.) No throwsticks were found by the Museum-Gates Expedition, nor is it known that any have been found in this region. The only evidence that such an implement was used is a few foreshafts of darts of the kind hurled by means of the throwstick. (See fig. 21.) The shapes of some of the worked rods appear to suggest the throwstick (see pi. 20, fig. 2), but it is not pos- sible to reach a definite conclusion on the subject. Also the articulating ends of bones (see fig. 136) may be bunt heads of throwdarts. Mr. John R. De Mier, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, found in guano caves 9 miles east of Lava, New Mexico (on the Albuquerque-El Paso branch of the Santa Fe route), a number of interesting objects which he forwarded to the National Museum. The collection con- tains a throwing stick (fig. 21) consisting of a slat of oak, 25J inches long and 1^ inches wide, warped strongly and grooved on both sides at intervals along the middle line, the ends of the stick. Fig. 21.—Throwst
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