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Bird-Form
Gouge |
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Digging Tool, or Whatever) |
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| Note the similarity of this
sandstone implement's form to that of the large limestone bird
figure below, on the opposite side of the hill, embedded in the
ground surface. Tools
formed in at least an abstract bird shape are extremely common at this site, and this one is an excellent
example. |
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| Below: The
opposite side of the hand tool in the top photo. Note the
area carved out for a firm and comfortable right-handed grasp,
and the clear bird image also presented by this side. |
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| Below: The proximal end
of the tool, looking along the surface of the handle toward the
almost perpendicular finger backstop. Functionally, note the
grooves for the two middle fingers between platforms for the
index and little fingers - and, iconographically, the
quasi-anthropomorphic birdlike creature facing right in the foreground. |
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| Below: Weathered
face images on opposite sides of the handle. |
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