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conventionalized. Some are merely indicated by incised lines and 

 others by dots or drilled depressions. The Delaware used faces of 

 stone or wood in their ceremonies. (See plate n.) 



Pipes. Stone pipes have been found on Algonkian sites, but they 

 are not numerous. There are several forms, ranging from rude 

 bowls to beautifully formed platform monitors. One typical form 

 is that having a tubular 'bowl bent at a slight angle from a flattened 

 or beveled stem. This form is sometimes copied in clay, though the 

 stem is thicker and the bowl shorter. The material of the stone 

 pipes is usually steatite, or some allied substance. 



Micmac pipes, so-called, have a barrel-like bowl resting upon a 

 rather slender short stem which sets upon a flattened rectangular 



Fig. 5 Micmac pipes found in central New York 



projection. This may be decorated with incised lines and have a 

 hole drilled through it. Micmacs are found in northern New York 

 but may be considered fairly modern, some showing the marks of 

 steel tools. They are the most ornamental forms of Algonkian stone 

 pipes, some having animals carved in relief on the bowl. (See 

 ngure 5.) 



Polished stone articles. On most Algonkian sites one or several 

 forms of polished slate articles are found. Among these are banner 

 stones, boat stones, bird stones, bar amulets and gorgets. Other minor 

 fonns are found, as pendants and perforated discoids. That these 

 articles were used by the Algonkian tribes is proved by finding them 

 in process of manufacture on village sites and in " workshops." 



