I)f,C. 1906] PROCEEDINCS S. I. ASS'n ARTS AND SCIENCES. 8g 



N. J., and a number of bone implements personally collected on Staten 

 Island, and read the following- paper: 



A List of the Collections of Staten Island Archeologic 

 Material now Extant, 



The collections of Staten Island archeologic material now in ex- 

 istence, or presumably so, may be divided into two classes, public and 

 private. 



By public collections we may understand those belongfing to public 

 institutions, in comparison with those in the hands of individuals. 



The first of these classes is limited to but two examples, as far as the 

 writer is aware, the most extensive from the standpoint of distribution 

 being the collection of the Staten Island Association of Arts and 

 Sciences. This includes about 400 specimens from many diflferent 

 localities and consists almost entirely of surface material and is there- 

 fore lacking in pottery, bone implements, and such other objects as are 

 usually obtained only through excavation. It is very rich in grooved 

 axes and celts. Among notable articles are a 12-pound grooved ax, a 

 stone head, an almost perfect clay "trumpet" pipe, and numerous 

 articles from sites long since obliterated. 



In the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, is a 

 fine series of articles collected at Burial Ridge, Tottenville, by Mr, 

 Geo. H. Pepper. It comprises many skeletons and objects, particular- 

 ly bone and antler arrow points, found in graves near the old Billopp 

 House. Among the more notable objects are a perfect gorget, a per- 

 fect stone pipe of the monitor type, and numerous small shells perfo- 

 rated for suspension, probably, or used for a necklace. 



Of the second class, or private collections, the first in point of size 

 and value is that of the writer. It numbers about 1,500 specimens and 

 represents the archeology of the north shore of Staten Island very fully, 

 but it is poor as regards the sites on the south shore. It is notable for 

 its number of grooved axes, pottery, and bone implements. The frag- 

 ments of the rim of one pot collected at Mariners Harbor show rude, 

 raised human faces. From the same site comes a vessel that has been 

 restored but whicii lacks the base. There are a number of bone awls, 

 a bone head, and several other obj'ects, including the carved head of 

 one . especially fine antler pin. The collection also includes many 

 notable fragments of clay pipes. 



The next collection in order is that of Mr. Wm. T. Davis, of New 

 Brighton. It comprises about 250 or :joo specimens and is mainly a 



