That would be too soft to deal with the flint or chert in the manner required. But they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn ; therefore, in a slit, like lead in our pencils, they introduced a slip of this substance... The Journal of the Polynesian Society - Page 135de Polynesian Society (N.Z.) - 1922Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| 1861 - 396 pages
...deal with flint or chert in the manner required. But they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder, and also more stubborn ; therefore, in...substance and secured it by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying becomes very rigid. Here we cannot fail to trace ingenuity, ability, and a view... | |
| Thomas Wilson - 1899 - 404 pages
...with the flint or chert in the manner required. But they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn; therefore, in a...substance and secured it by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very rigid. Here we can not fail to trace ingenuity, ability, and a view... | |
| William Johnson Sollas - 1915 - 628 pages
...[This however] would be too soft [for the purpose and] they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn ; therefore in a..." The very same process is pursued by the Indians of Mexican origin in California with the obsidian points for their arrows, and also in the North and... | |
| William Henry Holmes - 1919 - 412 pages
...discovered that the point of the deerhorn Is harder and also more stubborn ; therefore, in a silt, like lead In our pencils, they Introduced a slip of...substance and secured It by a strong thong, put on wet, but which on drying became very rigid. Here we can not fall to trace Ingenuity, ability, and a view... | |
| 1920 - 1160 pages
...interesting reference to the principal implement : " This instrument has a graceful outline. The handle s of pure fossil ivory. This, however, would be too...pursued by the Indians in California with the obsidian point* for their arrows, and also in the North and South Pacific, at Sandwich Islands (21° N.) and... | |
| William Johnson Sollas - 1924 - 746 pages
...however] would be too soft [for the working end and] they discovered that the point of the deer horn is harder and also more stubborn; therefore in a slit,.... "The very same process is pursued by the Indians of Mexican origin in California with the obsidian points for their arrows, and also in the North and... | |
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