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Page 240
... handle . The stone adzes of the Marquesas are most accurately shaped and finished , especially those of a ceremo- nial character . The handles of such are fairly hon . eycombed with carvings , in such a manner that a central handle ap ...
... handle . The stone adzes of the Marquesas are most accurately shaped and finished , especially those of a ceremo- nial character . The handles of such are fairly hon . eycombed with carvings , in such a manner that a central handle ap ...
Page 241
... handle of wood . It is a small adze of argillite lashed with twisted sinews to a handle formed of a forked branch . Such implements were used in smoothing the insides of canoes . The main stem was grasped by the left hand , and the ...
... handle of wood . It is a small adze of argillite lashed with twisted sinews to a handle formed of a forked branch . Such implements were used in smoothing the insides of canoes . The main stem was grasped by the left hand , and the ...
Page 244
... handle and those which per- forate the handle . The examples of those which are lashed to a seat on the handle are , singularly enough , tools in which iron blades obtained from the whites have been attached to handles in the manner ...
... handle and those which per- forate the handle . The examples of those which are lashed to a seat on the handle are , singularly enough , tools in which iron blades obtained from the whites have been attached to handles in the manner ...
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Resolution of Congress to print extra copies of the report | 11 |
selected of interest to collaborators and correspondents of the Institu | 14 |
Laboratory | 17 |
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