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bags, and other articles. A thong of fringe was pushed through the 
cone from the small end and knotted. The cone was then drawn down 
over the knot, and when each thong terminated in one of these objects 
a tinkling or jingling sound was produced with every movement. 
On the Plains they date back to the first introduction of metal and 
may be found in use even yet. 
Three sheet iron objects of this type came from Feature 8. The 
largest is 3.5 cm. long and 1.0 cm. in diameter at the large end. The 
smallest is 2.38 cm. in length, and is somewhat flattened. It measures 
5 by 8 mm. at the large end and half that at the point of the cone (pl. 
12,1,m,n). 
Tools —An auger bit 2.5 cm. in diameter (pl. 18, e) also came from 
Feature 8. Overall length of the object is 29.5 cm. The twist, includ- 
ing the pilot, measures 13.2 cm. in length and makes four complete 
turns. Theshank has been twisted and the upper end raggedly broken. 
For about half its length the shank, which in cross section is square 
with slightly rounded corners, measures 1.0 cm. in thickness. The 
upper end has been heated and pounded, widening and flattening it, 
probably to allow the shank to be more firmly gripped by a crude 
cross-handle. 
From Feature 3 came a fragment of a half-round file, 5.5 cm. in 
length (pl. 18, m), and from Feature 15 came another more than twice 
as long (pl. 13,2). The shorter fragment is 1.2 cm. wide and 7 mm. 
thick; the other measures 1.0 cm. in width by 6 mm. in thickness. 
Neither specimen shows any taper toward a narrow end. 
Metal cups—¥rom Feature 8, the most prolific area in trade ma- 
terial at the site, came two sheet iron “tin” cups of identical capacity 
and pattern. The lip of each is battered and bent inward, making it 
impossible to obtain an accurate measurement of their height. One 
has lost its handle, but traces of solder indicate its former position. 
The bottoms of the cups are flat and fastened to the sides by crimp- 
ing. The sides are made of thin strips of sheet metal bent into short 
cylinders with the ends joined and secured by crimping. There is no 
evidence that any seams were soldered. A large patch of solder on the 
bottom of one cup suggests the repair of a leak rather than the fasten- 
ing of aseam. The lips appear to have been originally rolled. ‘These 
cups measure 9.5 cm. in outside diameter, are approximately 8.0 cm. 
in height, and are of 1 pint capacity. The edges of the handles were 
originally turned under and flattened. One end of the resulting strip 
was soldered to the lip of the vessel, bent down and inward, and the 
other end soldered to the side of the cup at a point 3.0 cm. above the 
bottom (pl. 18, «). 
Nails.—Fifteen nails and spikes came from the site. Thirteen are 
of the type known as cut nails, with a rectangular cross section. ‘Two 
size groups of this type are present, one being 7.6 cm. in length (pl. 
