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lection, containing some unique specimens and manj^ representative 

 objects, was made, and is now in the National Museum where it will 

 be preserved and be accessible to all students. Considering the fact 

 that most of the specimens previously al)stracted from this ruin have 

 been scattered in all directions and are now in many hands, it is 

 doubtful whether a collection of any considerable size from Spruce- 

 tree House exists in any other public museum. In order to render 

 this account more comprehensive, references are made in the follow- 

 ing pages to objects from Spruce-tree House elsewhere described, now 

 in other collections. These references, quoted from Norclenskiold, the 

 only writer on this subject, are as follows: 



Plate XVIII : 2. a and b. Strongly flatteued erauium of a child. Found in a 

 room in Sprncetree House. 



Plate XXXIV : 4. Stone axe of porpliyrite. Sprucetree House. 



Plate XXXV : 2. Rougli-hewu stone axe of quartzite. Sprucetree House. 



Plate xxxix: 0. Implement of black slate. Form peculiar (.see the text). 

 Found in Sprucetree House. 



[In the text the last-mentioned specimen is again referred to, as follows:] 



I have still to mention a number of stone implements the use of which is 

 unknown to me, first some large (15-30 cm.), flat, and rather thick stones of 

 irregular shape and much worn at the edges (PI. xxxix : 4, 5), second a singu- 

 lar object consisting of a thin slab of black slate, and presenting the appearance 

 shown in PI. xxxix: 6. My collection contains only one such implement, but 

 among the objects in Wetherill's possession I saw several. They are all of 

 exactly the same shape and of almost the same size. I cannot say in what 

 manner this slab of slate was employed. Perhaps it is a last for the plaiting 

 of sandals or the cutting of moccasins. In size it corresponds pretty nearly to 

 the foot of an adult. 



Plate xl: 5. Several ulna' and radii of birds (turlveys) tied on a buckskin 

 string and probably used as an amulet. Found in Sprucetree House. 



Plate XLiii : 6. Bundle of 19 sticks of hard wood, probably employed in some 

 kind of Ivuitting or crochet work. The pins are pointed at one end, blunt at the 

 other, and black with wear. They are held together by a narrow band of yucca. 

 Found in Sprucetree House. 



Plate XLiv: 2. Similar to the preceding basket, but smaller. Found in 

 Sprucetree House. . . . 



[The "preceding basket" is thus described in explanation of the figure (PI. 

 xLiv: 1) :] P.asket of woven yucca in two different colors, a neat pattern being 

 thus attained. The strips of yucca running in a vertical direction are of the 

 natural yellowish brown, the others (in horizontal direction) darker. . . . 



Plate xLv: 1(95) and 2(G63) : Small baskets of yucca, of plain colour and 

 of handsomely plaited pattern. Found: 1 in ruin 9, 2 in Sprucetree House. 



Plate xLviii: 4(674). Mat of plaited reeds, originally 1.2X1.2 m., but dam- 

 aged in transportation. Found in Sprucetree House. 



It appears from the foregoing that the following specimens have 

 been described and figured by Nordenskiold, from Spruce-tree 

 House: (1) A child's skull; (2) 2 stone axes; (3) a slab of black 

 slate; (4) several bird bones used for amulet; (5) bundle of sticks; 

 (6) 2 small baskets; (7) a plaited mat. 



