[143] Gibbs, (a), I, p. 407.
[144] Museum negative no. 44530, 8-8 from the southwest.
[145] Museum negative no. 44531, 8-9 from the west of south.
Tools Used by Men.
A number of objects which seem to be tools intended to be used by men are found in this region. Among these may be mentioned a wedge, hammerstones, a celt, a hand-adze, drills, scrapers, and an arrow-shaft smoother.
Wedges. Wedges made of antler were not frequently found by us as in the Thompson River region,[146] although according to Lewis, elk horn wedges or chisels were used for splitting wood in the general plateau region of which this is a part.[147] One specimen, however (202-8378b), was found on the surface near the head of Priest Rapids, which is apparently a longitudinal fragment of a wedge broken off at the top and cut by longitudinal grooving along one edge, the other edge being a portion of the surface of the wedge formed by cutting convexly across the antler. The specimen is bleached from exposure on the surface. Another wedge, shown in [Fig. 39], was found on the surface near the Columbia River below the mouth of the Snake. It is made of antler which has since been bleached from exposure on the surface of the ground.
Fig. 39 (20.0-1464). Wedge made of Antler. From the surface near the Columbia River below the Mouth of the Snake. ½ nat. size. (Collected and presented by Mr. Owen.)