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ment is bound around them near the septum. (Figs. 241-244:.) At 

 present they are rarely found to contain the sacred herbs. This is 

 probably due to the fact that the tubes are larger and the material 

 has fallen out in the course of time. Another suggestion is that 

 these tubes might have been offered as flutes. The larger 

 tubes are found in the inner recesses of the cave, while 

 the smaller cigarettes were deposited in definite shrines 

 on the side of the cave. The beads surrounding these 

 objects are very fine, and consist of black 

 polished steatite, white limestone, and flu- 

 orite. (Fig. 245.) 



riKE STICKS AND TORCH 

 OFFERINGS. 



A number of worn-out 

 fire drills and hearths were 

 found in the debris of this 

 and other caves. ( See PL 15. ) 



243. 



244. 



245. 



E'iGs. 243-245. — CbeemoniaIj cigarettes with 



BEAD OFFERING FEOM BeAB CrBEK CaVE. 



It is probable that when of no further 



service this apparatus was laid aside 



as being entitled to certain respect and 



veneration. It is also probable that 



fire sticks were kept on hand to be 



used at the time of the offerings in 



Bear Creek Cave, as spoken of previously, and that in making the 



offerings the fire was set to a bunch of painted rods forming a 



torch. Figure 246 a. 6, shows details of construction. This bundle 



of rods is painted red and white and is wrapped together with yucca 



and cotton around a yucca flower stalk. Two of the rods are in- 



PlG 



■tokch of rods from bear 

 Creek Cave. 



