Page:Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, Volume 2.djvu/90

 COAF8 OF AUSLIA; 09: leaving. the. least ,mnrk .of the': blow.:~ the: stSae was covered with red pigment,. and ap.to' be a flinty slate. These spear.heads were.ready' for ftxing,. and. the caxeful . manner in which they were preserved plainly shewed. their value,. for each was separated.by strips.of bark, and the sharp edges protected by a covering or' far. A. wound.with such a spear. must be-mor- tal; and it was very fortunate for Mr, Mont- gomery that his was trot inflicted with one of these truly formidable.w. ealx)ns. heir hatchets were also made of the same. stone, the edges of which.are-ground.so sl__p,.that..a.few blows. serve to.chop oE,the branch of a tree. The catamarans consisted of ve. mangrove stems lashed tngether to a frame of smaller-wood, as in.the subjoined .wood-cut: they. are.buoyant enough .to carry two natives, .besides their .spears and baskets. A. representntlon. of this mode of conveyance is also given in the title page of this volume. �

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