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Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 - Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the - Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 42 by James Stevenson
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hatchets or digging implements notched on the side.

233-234. 233, (47936); 234, (47937). Hammers or pounding-stones with
groove around the middle.

235-248. 235, (47938); 236, (47939); 237, (47944); 238, (47951); 239,
(47952); 240, (47953); 241, (47954); 242, (47955); 243, (47956); 244,
(47958); 245, (47959); 246, (47963); 247, (47964); 248, (47965).
Pounding-stones.

249-255. 249, (47940); 250, (47941); 251, (47942); 252, (47943); 253,
(47960); 254, (47961); 255, (47962). Small smoothing-stones.

256, (47945). Quartz pestle.

257, (47946). Stone for crushing and grinding mesquite beans.

258-261. 258, (47947); 259, (47948); 260, (47949); 261, (47950). Small
disk-shaped hammer-stones with finger pits or depressions usually on
both sides.

262-265. 262, (47966); 263, (47967); 264, (47968); 265, (47969). Stones
with flat surface and a single straight groove for polishing or
straightening arrow-shafts.

266-267. 266, (47971); 267, (47972). Similar stones, with two and three
grooves, used for same purpose.

268, (47970). Piece of soap-stone used for moulding bullets.

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