Panther and Bear's Teeth 



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very compact shell that has been cut across diagonally. A hole, 15 mm 

 deep, was drilled in the cut end. This specimen was taken from one of 

 the altars of the large mound, and was blackened by the penetrating 

 smoke of the smothered fires. 



"The most perfect counterfeit tooth in the collection is made of a 

 piece of deer antler, and was taken from skeleton 278 (Fig. 58). Accom- 



Fig. 55- 

 Cut and Worked Panther's and Bear's Teeth. 



panying this ornament were several genuine bears' teeth, two having 

 inserted pearls. Near the upper end of the counterfeit tooth are two 

 rows of eight shallow holes. Near the centre of the ornament is the 

 cavity for a pearl, and upon the other side appear the two diagonal 

 holes for suspension or for fastening the object to cloth or dressed skin. 

 The root ends of the two genuine bear's teeth, with inserted pearls, 



