. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHliSTORIC ART. 431 implements is coiitimially to be kept iu view. Tlie material of this specimen is not Hint, is light reddish m color, comes from a ledge and not from a nodule, is coarse grained and refractory, is not homogene- ous, and does not break with a regular or conchoidal frac- ture. But with these disad- vantages, apparently insuper- able to a modern arclueolo- gist, the ancient artist was able by his skill to produce as line a
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHliSTORIC ART. 431 implements is coiitimially to be kept iu view. Tlie material of this specimen is not Hint, is light reddish m color, comes from a ledge and not from a nodule, is coarse grained and refractory, is not homogene- ous, and does not break with a regular or conchoidal frac- ture. But with these disad- vantages, apparently insuper- able to a modern arclueolo- gist, the ancient artist was able by his skill to produce as line a specimen of art work as is here presented. But for its material and the two small notches in one end it might pass for one of the leaf- shaped implements of the Solutreen period from western Europe. Fig. 83 represents a beauti- ful imi^lement of nearly white flint, covered with a notice- able patina and wrought in accordance with the exigen- cies of high art in flint chip- ping. It belongs to the Steiner collection, and comes from Columbia County, Georgia. It greatly resem- bles and compares favorably with a specimen from Casa de Moura, Portugal, figured by Cartailhac,' as a notably beau- tiful specimen of art work. Fig. 84 represents a fine art spearliead from La Paz, Lower California, collected by Mr. James Viosca, consul, sent to the National Museum through Mr. L. Belding. It is not leaf shaped, but has a stem. Its api)earauce indicates that the maker was an artist in. Fig. 84. SPEARHKAD, CHEETY KLINT. La Paz, Lower California. Cat. No. 614U7, Natural si: 1 Prchi8teri(|ue de 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. Wash
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