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The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain (1872)

Evans, John, Sir, 1823-1908 · London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer · leaf 55

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35 FLAKING ARROW-IIKADS. Christ}' Collection* is shown in Fig. 9. Another form of instru- ment of this kind, but in which the piece of horn is mounted in a rig. 9. — Esquimaux Arrow-flaker. j wooden handle, is shown in Fig. 10, from an original in the same … Fig. 10.— Esquimaux Arrow-flaker. J collection from Kotzebue Gulf. The bench on which the arrow- heads are made is said to consist of a log of wood, in which a spoon-shaped cavity is cut ; over this the flake of chert is placed, and then, b}^ pressing the " arrow-flaker " gently along the margin…

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