. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 96.—Axe of Montezuma IT. In some cases the whole handle is covered with the binding. Twosuch in the Dresden Historical Museum are engraved by Klemm.+. Fig. 97.—Axe—Noolka Sound. Some of the war-axes (called taawisch or tsud-iah) in use amongthe natives of Nootka Sound § are mounted in this manner, but the * Mnsoeum Metallicum, p. 158. t It has also been figured by Klemm, , vol. i. fig. , vol. ii. Taf. vi. \ Klemms AUgemeine Cultur-Wiss., vol. i. p. 71, whence I have copied thefigur
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. Fig. 96.—Axe of Montezuma IT. In some cases the whole handle is covered with the binding. Twosuch in the Dresden Historical Museum are engraved by Klemm.+. Fig. 97.—Axe—Noolka Sound. Some of the war-axes (called taawisch or tsud-iah) in use amongthe natives of Nootka Sound § are mounted in this manner, but the * Mnsoeum Metallicum, p. 158. t It has also been figured by Klemm, , vol. i. fig. , vol. ii. Taf. vi. \ Klemms AUgemeine Cultur-Wiss., vol. i. p. 71, whence I have copied thefigure. Sec also , vol. ii. p. COMPARED WITir AXES OF MODERN SAVAGES. 143 socket end of the shaft is carved into the form of a grotesquehuman head, in the mouth of which the stone blade is securedwith cement. In another instance the handle is carved into theform of a bird,* and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, or, more properlyspeaking, shell of haliotis. The blade of basalt projects from thebreast of the bird, the tail of which forms the handle. In some,the blade goes right through the handle, so as to project equally onboth sides of it, and is sharpened at both socket in all these handles is usual
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