OBJECTS OF SHELL FROM TENNESSEE. 



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discolored or chalky. These specimens were found in the 

 mounds along with deposits of human remains, and generally 

 in close proximity to the head ; this fact suggests their use 

 as ornaments for the hair. 

 62840-62843. A number of saucer-shaped shell gorgets, the upper edge 

 being somewhat straightened, the result of the natural limit 

 of the body of the shell. Two small holes, for suspension 

 occur near the upper margin. The diameter ranges from 3 

 to 6 inches. 



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In studying the design the attention is first attracted by an 

 eye like figure near the left border. This is formed of a series 

 of concentric circles, and is partially inclosed by a looped band 

 about one-eighth of an inch in width, which opens downward to 

 the left. This band is occupied by a series of conical dots or 

 depressions, the number of which varies in the diiferent speci- 



