The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, Volume 22Stephen Denison Peet, J. O. Kinnaman Jameson & Morse, 1900 - America |
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... Shell Deposits in the United States . Rep . Smithson . Inst . , 1866 . 5. A Notice of Some MS . in Central American Languages . Amer . Jour . Sci . and Arts . ( New Haven . ) March , 1869 . 6. The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan ...
... Shell Deposits in the United States . Rep . Smithson . Inst . , 1866 . 5. A Notice of Some MS . in Central American Languages . Amer . Jour . Sci . and Arts . ( New Haven . ) March , 1869 . 6. The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan ...
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... shell of this mollusk ; another way was to gather the shell - fish in a bowl and collect the liquid excreted , which was applied to the cotton . This liquid is at first greenish - yellow , but changes in drying to purple . A bluish dye ...
... shell of this mollusk ; another way was to gather the shell - fish in a bowl and collect the liquid excreted , which was applied to the cotton . This liquid is at first greenish - yellow , but changes in drying to purple . A bluish dye ...
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... shell ; but no pot- tery . Quartz crystals were used for charms . Argillite was made into knives and arrows . Glassy ... shells ; fish knives , from slate ; wedges , and spatule , and celts from nephrite ; arrow straighteners . from ...
... shell ; but no pot- tery . Quartz crystals were used for charms . Argillite was made into knives and arrows . Glassy ... shells ; fish knives , from slate ; wedges , and spatule , and celts from nephrite ; arrow straighteners . from ...
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... shell , bone , and copper , are products of superior workmanship , only gained by long and patient labor . The knives differ greatly in form and size , and were no doubt used for many purposes . Some had edges as sharp as razors , and ...
... shell , bone , and copper , are products of superior workmanship , only gained by long and patient labor . The knives differ greatly in form and size , and were no doubt used for many purposes . Some had edges as sharp as razors , and ...
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... and cast them in the fire , and " with shells and reeds to carve the skin from the vic- tim's head and face . " Early writers tell us that shell knives were used by Indian squaws for cutting of their hair 80 THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN .
... and cast them in the fire , and " with shells and reeds to carve the skin from the vic- tim's head and face . " Early writers tell us that shell knives were used by Indian squaws for cutting of their hair 80 THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN .
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