Through the kindness of Mr. John Murdoch, I have examined a number from
this locality, all alike, collected in the expedition of Lieutenant Ray,
U.S.A. (Fig. 6). They are all of soft wood, and in general outline they
resemble a tall amphora, bisected, or with a slice cut out of the middle
longitudinally. There is a distinct "razor-strop" handle, while in those
previously described the handle is scarcely distinct from the body.
Marks 3, 4, 5, and 6 are wanting. The index-finger hole is very large
and eccentric, forming the handle of the "amphora." The groove for the
harpoon or spear-shaft commences opposite the index-finger cavity as a
shallow depression, and deepens gradually to its other extremity, where
the hook for the spear-shaft is formed by an ivory peg. This form is
structurally almost the same as the Anderson River type, only it is much
better finished.