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Show 24 plement consists of two parts- a large block of stone with a concave sarface, upon which the maize is placed, and a carefully- dressed bat coarse- grained slab of stone for grinding. This slab is generally from 8 to 12 inches long by 3 to 6 wide, and from 1 to 2 inches thick. The specimen illustrated is made of black cellular basalt, and was found with many others at the ruined pueblo near Ojo Galiente, N. Mex. ( Plate X). Figure 5 is a very much worn specimen of stone axe, which was found at an ancient rtfin near Abiquiu, N. Mex. It is made of light- colored chloritic schist, and measures 2 inches in width by 3 in length. Figures 6 and 6a are specimens of ear- ornaments, such as are found in connection with very many of the ruins of Southern Colorado. These are made of fine- grained gray slate, only moderately well polished, and measure an inch and a quarter in length* Figure 7 represents a marine shell of the genus Olivella, obtained probably from the Pacific coast. Large numbers of this and allied shells are found about these ruins. They are generally pierced, and were doubtless nsed as beads. Figure 8 represents a small carved figure found on the Bio Mancos. It is made of hard gray slate. Its use or meaning cannot be determined. ** Figure 9 represents a stone ring f of an inch in diameter, and probably intended for the finger. It is made of hard gray slate; is shaped like the usual plain gold ring, and is quite symmetrical. Figure 10. Arrow- heads were found associated with nearly every ruin examiued. They present a great variety of forms; some of the more striking of these are given in the figure. The materials used in their manufacture are principally the more beautiful varieties of obsidian, asper, and agate. |
