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■inew cord for suspension. Dimensions: 2.7 cm. (1.1 in.) wide; 2.5 cm. (1 in.) 

 long. 



No. 7. Hammered nugget of native copper used probably as an amulet. 

 Lateral surfaces have been flattened by cold hammering and the edges are quite 

 irregular. These irregular edges have been used as a hafting hold for the sus- 

 pension cord of twisted fiber, probably Indian hemp. Two strands of this cord 

 appear in crosswise lashing at the center of object. They have become miner- 

 alized through impregnation with copper salts. Found with burial offerings in 

 grave 1. Dimensions: 5.5 cm. (2.2 in.) long; 1 cm. (0.4 in.) sectional diameter. 

 Cat. No. 333700, U.S.N.M. 



No. 8. Fragment of pendant of abalone {Haliotis rufescens) shell. The frag- 

 ment has a circular beveled perforation drilled bilaterally for suspension. Found 

 in grave 3. Cat. No. 333680, U.S.N.M. 



No. 9. Ear pendant of abalone (Haliotis kamchatkana) shell. Perforated for 

 suspension near margin and at center. The edge has incised serrations extend- 

 ing around the circumference. There is one incomplete perforation near margin. 

 This variety of Haliotis has a corrugated, convex, reddish tinged outer surface 

 and a typically blue-green concave inner surface; it is an unusual variety among 

 shell offerings in burials. Dimensions: 3.5 cm. (1.4 in.) in diameter. Cat. No. 

 333681, U.S.N.M. 



No. 10. Perforated shell bead. {Glycymneris subobsoleta Carpenter.) A flat 

 shell peforated at apex for suspension. Found with burial offerings in grave 7. 

 Dimensions: 2 cm. diameter. Cat. No. 333739, U.S.N.M. 



No. 11. Bead, perforated; cut from leg bone of a bird. Convexly rounded 

 outer surface. 1 cm. in diameter; 0.8 cm. diameter of perforation. Cat. No. 

 333690, U.S.N.M. 



No. 12. Bone bead from perforated wing bone of a bird. Roughly trian- 

 gular in section. Worked on both inner and outer surfaces. Cat. No. 333690, 

 U.S.N.M. 



No. 13. Perforate shell bead of Glycymneris suhsohsoleta. Illustration shows 

 perforation at apex similar to that of No. 10. Diameter of shell, 2.4 cm. (0.9 

 in.). Cat. No. 333739, U.S.N.M. 



No. 14. Chipped stone drill or pendant. The object is ovoid and has neck 

 constriction terminating in a three-faceted point. Dimensions: 3.8 cm. long; 

 1.8 cm. wide. 



No. 15. Bead or pendant from claw of an eagle or hawk. Stained a light green 

 by contact with oxidizing copper in burial offerings. 4.1 cm. long. Cat. No. 

 333890, U.S.N.M. 



No. 16. Discoidal bead of steatite. Circular stone bead perforated at center 

 hourglass fashion with a bilateral bevel from center. Irregularly cut outer cir- 

 cumference. Dimensions: 0.8 cm. diameter; 0.3 cm. sectional thickness. 



No. 17. Small shell (Olivella biplicata) perforate for suspension at basal end 

 for suspension in line with natural opening at the end fold or apex of shell. 



No. 18. Discoidal shell bead cut from a bivalve species of protothaca or clam- 

 shell. Bilaterally beveled perforation at center. Dimensions: 1 cm. diameter; 

 0.2 cm. thickness; 0.3 cm. diameter of perforation. Cat. No. 333691, U.S.N.M. 



No. 19. Shell bead of Diadora aspera, pierced at apex for suspension. Dimen- 

 sions: 2.3 cm. (0.9 in.) greatest diameter; 1.2 cm. thickness. Cat. No. 333740, 

 U.S.N.M. 



No. 20. Large Olivella hiplicata shell bead perforated like No. 17. Cat. No, 

 333741, U.S.N.M. Dimensions: 2 cm. (0.8 in.) long; 1.3 cm. (0.5 in.) diameter. 



No. 21. Elk-tooth bead perforate for suspension. 



No. 22. Bear-tooth bead perforate for suspension at end of root. The per- 

 foration is drilled and is of uniform width throughout. 



