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��and the upper Columbia (near Spokane) the body is conoid in shape, as shown in figure 9, a. The top is sometimes made in the form of a face or animal head (figure 9, c) ; frequently it is of hat- shape, as shown in figure 9, b.

In the valley of Fraser river, near Lytton, British Columbia, there is a type with a well-defined cylindrical head, larger than

�����Fig. 10 — Forms of hammers or pestles from Lytton, B. C. <*, No. 16-2908 ; fi % No. 16-3231 ; c % No. 16-3222 ; d % No. 16-2904 ; e % No. 16-2958 ; f y No. 16-2907 ; g y No. 16-2906. (One-fourth nat.)

��the tapering body, the sides of which meet the base at nearly right angles, as in figure 10, d-g. The prevailing form of knob at the top of the handle of this type resembles that of the Thomp- son valley type (figure 9, b), and it occurs also in Alaska. At Lytton is also found a conoid knob at the top of the handle (figure 10, a). Another hammer of this form (figure 11, a) has been found in the delta of Fraser river. In that region, however, many

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