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neck with the typical four parallel incisions around it. The three exten- 

 sions occur at the bottom of the neck and are only a few centimeters 

 apart, but have been broken off close to the body of the vessel. Whether 

 they represent a series of tabs or are remnants of small handles cannot 

 be determined. We will return to this pottery later in connection with 

 that from other sites. 



Work in Ground Stone 



The excavations in house i yielded three whole or restorable stone 

 pipes (pi. 16, fig. 2, g,k, p) and one large bowl fragment. In addition, 

 a fragment of a partially completed pipe was picked up on the surface 

 of a plowed field not far from this site (pi. i6, fig. 2, c). All these 

 pipes or fragments are cut out of white or red " pipestone ". This 

 mineral has not been accurately determined, but it is relatively soft and 

 close-grained. No true catlinite pipes or fragments were found at this 

 site. 



The fragment last mentioned (pi. 16, fig. 2, c) is of red " pipestone " 

 and was broken while being bored out. Evidently the maker shaped his 

 pipe first and then drilled out the bowl. In this case he had drilled too 

 far to one side and broken through the base. I have seen a Naskapi 

 Indian, long out of practice, spoil two pipes in this manner prior to 

 successfully completing one. The material in this Labrador incident 

 was steatite. Probably this was a common accident in aboriginal pipe 

 manufacture. 



The pipe figured below it (pi. 16, fig. 2, g) is made of a whitish gray 

 " pipestone " and comes from house i. It is 45 mm high and 30 mm 

 long at the base. The bowl measures 19 mm in diameter. It is hard to 

 tell which end is bowl and which stem, as both are completely hollowed 

 out and neither shows signs of fire. However, the longer section has 

 the widest, deepest bowl and was probably so intended. There is no 

 decoration on the pipe, which was complete when found. 



The next pipe (pi. 16, fig. 2, k) is the largest and most elaborate 

 found. It is restored from two pieces found separately in the east end 

 of house I. The material is a yellowish "pipestone". The pipe is 

 67 mm high, 44 mm long at the base, the diameter of the bowl is 29 mm 

 and the stem 23 mm. The flaring rim and the graceful shape of the 

 bowl are notable, as is the pointed end of the base. It was fitted with a 

 large stem, to judge from the large hole at this end, which is only 

 slightly smaller than the diameter of the bowl. 



Another specimen (pi. 16, fig. 2, p) was complete when found 

 except for a broken stem portion. It was found on the floor of house 

 I and appears to be nearly complete. The material is red " pipestone ", 



