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their wicker cradles, a small hexagonal object made by twisting 
white and black straw around three sticks placed crosswise, with 
ends equidistant. Netted shields are also common among the amulets 
Fiq. 552. Marau arrows; length, 18} to 21 inches; Hopi Indians, Oraibi, Arizona; cat. no. 38810, 
Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 
Fia. 553. Corncob feather dart; length, 7} inches; cliff-dwelling, Mancos canyon, Colorado; 
Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 
Fia. 554. Feather dart; length, 10} inches; cliff-dwelling, Mancos canyon, Colorado; Free Mu- 
seum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 
and personal adornments of many of the Plains tribes. Figure 557 
represents a hair ornament collected by Rev. H. R. Voth from the 
Cheyenne of Oklahoma, in the United States National Museum (cat- 
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Fig. 555. Fig. 556. Fig. 557. 
Fig. 555. Yucca ball; diameter, 2} inches; cliff-dwelling, Mancos canyon, Colorado; Free Mu- 
seum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 
Fig. 556. Cradle charm; diameter, 3 inches; Hupa Indians, Hupa valley, California; cat. no. 
37166, Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania. 
Fig. 557. Hair ornament (netted hoop); diameter, 4 inches; Cheyenne Indians, Oklahoma; cat. 
no. 165859, United States National Museum. 
no. 165859), and figure 558 a similar object from the Crows of Mon- 
tana, in the Free Museum of Science and Art of the University of 
Pennsylvania (cat. no. 38505). The latter has a flint arrowhead and 
