SHELL GORGETS FROM TENNESSEE. 



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narrow segments that remain are each ornamented with a 

 single conical pit. The serpent is very neatly engraved and 

 belongs to the chevroned variety. The eye is large and the 

 neck is ornamented with a single rectangular intaglio figure. 

 The mouth is more than usually well defined. The upper jaw 

 is turned abruptly backward and is ornamented with lines 

 peculiar to this variety of the designs. 



Fig. 123. (62841.) 



Fig. 124. (62845.) 

 Shell gorgets with engraved designs representing the rattlesnake. 



The body of the serpent opposite the perforations for sus- 

 pension is interrupted by a rather mysterious cross band, 

 consisting of one broad and two narrow lines. As this is a 

 feature common to many specimens, it probably had some 

 important office or significance. 

 62847-62848. Mask-like shell ornaments. By a combination of engrav- 

 ing and sculpture a rude resemblance to the human features 

 is produced. The objects are generally made from large pear- 

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