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MOUND EXPLORATIONS. 



Fl(j. 188. — Copper ornament or badge from 

 mound c, Etowah group. 



(5) Part of an ornament similar to No. 4. These plates, especially 

 No. 4, appear to be enlarged patterns of that seen behind the head in 



PI. XVII. 



(6) An ornament or badge, shown in Fig. 188, found under the head 



of the skeleton in grave a. It is imper 

 feet, a narrow strip across the middle 

 and a portion of the tip being missing. 

 As shown in the figure, it measures 

 around the outer border 19 inches, and 

 across the broad end 3i inches. The 

 six holes at the larger end, in which the 

 remains of strings can be detected, indi- 

 cate that it was, when in use, attached 

 to some portion of the dress or fastened 

 on a staff. 



(7) A fragment from the larger end of 

 a piece similar to the preceding. At- 

 tached to this is a piece of cloth. 



Ill addition to the foregoing there are 

 a number of small fragments, probably 



broken from these plates or jjarts of others; but so far I have been un- 

 able to lit them to their proper places. 

 An examination of the supposed skin shows beyond question that it 



is animal matter and prob- 

 ably part ot a tanned deer 



hide. The matting appears 



to be made of split canes. 

 The shell represented in 



Fig. 189 is the one obtained 



in grave g. The one shown 



in Fig. 190 is that found in 



grave/. 



In one of the low mounds 



was subsequently found the 



bust shown in Fig. 191. 



It has been carved from a 



coarse marble, and shows 



considerable art. The face 



had been split off, but with- 

 out injury. The length of 



the fragment shown in the 



figure is 11 inches. 



I shall not attempt, at 



present, to speculate upon 



these singular specimens of art further than to call attention to one or 



two facts which appear to bear upon their age and distribution. 



We notice the fact, which is apparent to every one who inspects the 



Fio. 189. -Engraved shell, mound c, Etowah group. 



