. Monolithic axes and their distribution in ancient America. 3 4 MONOLITHIC AXES FROM THE WEST INDIES SAVILLE—MONOLITHIC AXES 9 niance is not known. So far as can be judged from the drawingpresented by Hamy, the unique feature of this axe appears to bethe double-edge character of the blade. The remarkable axe shown in plate iv, 3, has been figured It is carved from solid, fine-grained, pale-greenish stone,is well polished, and measures 12^ inches in length. There is nodefinite information respecting the island of the Antilles whenceit was brought, but it has been in the British Museu
. Monolithic axes and their distribution in ancient America. 3 4 MONOLITHIC AXES FROM THE WEST INDIES SAVILLE—MONOLITHIC AXES 9 niance is not known. So far as can be judged from the drawingpresented by Hamy, the unique feature of this axe appears to bethe double-edge character of the blade. The remarkable axe shown in plate iv, 3, has been figured It is carved from solid, fine-grained, pale-greenish stone,is well polished, and measures 12^ inches in length. There is nodefinite information respecting the island of the Antilles whenceit was brought, but it has been in the British Museum since 1830. The largest and in most respects the most important mono-lithic axe from the West Indies is figured in plate iv, 4. Theoriginal is in possession of a private collector, but there is a castin the Peabody Museum of Harvard University. We are indebtedto the Director, Mr C. C. Willoughby, for the drawing made byhim for illustration in this series. This axe is from Santo Domingo,and is i^q inches long. Mr Willoughby suggests that the endof the h
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