. The Antiquarian [serial]. -sented to me. In this valuable collection was a stoneimplement of novel pattern, such as I hadnever before seen. It is represented by , drawn one-fourth of its actual size. It isten and three-fourths inches in length, fourand three-fourths inches wide in its broadestpart, and three and one-fourth inches at itsnarrow end. Its thickness in the middle issomewhat over half an inch, sloping downto square edges the fourth of an inch rock from which it was carved is ayellow, crystalized limestone, but itssmoothly polished exterior is now quitedark from long
. The Antiquarian [serial]. -sented to me. In this valuable collection was a stoneimplement of novel pattern, such as I hadnever before seen. It is represented by , drawn one-fourth of its actual size. It isten and three-fourths inches in length, fourand three-fourths inches wide in its broadestpart, and three and one-fourth inches at itsnarrow end. Its thickness in the middle issomewhat over half an inch, sloping downto square edges the fourth of an inch rock from which it was carved is ayellow, crystalized limestone, but itssmoothly polished exterior is now quitedark from long usage and exposure. De-siring to learn the probable use of this odd-looking specimen I made an exact copy ofit in plaster, which I sent to the Smithson-ian Institutionfor identification. In duetime I was informed that it was a noveltythere also and the first of its kind yet re-ceived. On visiting the Smithsonian sometime later I noticed my plaster cast in oneof the cases, fully accredited, but unnamed, THE ANTIQUARIAN. 129. Fig. 1. the sole representative in that vast collectionof an unknown primitive handicraft. Near the Anthropological building of theWorlds Columbian Exposition at Chicagoin 1S93, it will be remembered, was an in-tended imitation of a Mesa cliff and cavehouse. It bore some resemblance to arocky hill, and its interior was an artful re-production of an extensive cave, contain-ing, besides some indifferent copies of oldPueblo cave ruins, a great collection ofrelics from many rifled cliff-dwellings ofthe Verde and San Juan canyons. Amongthe many remains of aboriginal industrialarts exhibited there were several counter-parts of my specimen, identical in outline,but varying in material, and ranging inlength from eight to fourteen inches withproportionate widths and thickness. In-quiries of the attendants failed to elicit anyinformation regarding the service they hadrendered in the domestic economy of theirancient owners. There were also, inanother department of thi
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