282 ANTIQUITIES OF THE ST. FRANCIS, WHITE, 
the knees, while across the chest was an object of thin sheet-copper, 10.5 inches in 
present length. This object in shape resembles the head of a lance with part of 
the point missing. There are two perforations, about one inch apart, centrally 
placed, approximately. The lower three inches of this object is riveted to the 
remainder. It is hardly necessary to remind those familiar with aboriginal copper- 
working that riveting of parts does not imply repair, but rather that nuggets ham- 
mered out have been pieced together to obtain a requisite amount of the sheet 
metal to make the object in view.’ 
Burial No. 21, a very young child’s skeleton, having traces of sheet-copper on 
the lower jaw and on two ribs. With this burial were seven vessels of earthenware. 
Burial No. 23, a child, with shell beads at the neck and three bone beads on 
the chest. With it was a single pottery vessel. 
A burial comes next in order which was not exactly determined as to the asso- 
ciation of accompanying artifacts. That is to say, there being several burials in 
the immediate neighborhood, we hesitated to attribute the articles found to any 
particular one. At all events there lay together: ground red oxide of iron; eight 
vessels of earthenware; four rude discoidal stones; one chipped pebble; two 
incisors of the beaver. 
Burial No. 28, a child having an ear-plug made from the penultimate whorl of 
the conch (Fulgur perversum) at the right temporal bone, and two vessels of 
earthenware. 
Burial No. 29, an adult extended on the back, had four earthenware vessels, 
one discoidal stone, one pebble, five parts of tines of deer-antlers. 
Burial No. 38, a child, had three earthenware vessels; a rude disk of pottery, 
about 3.5 inches in diameter. 
Burial No. 43, a child, had one vessel of earthenware, one shell bead, and two 
shell ear-plugs, each of the last having a single perforation near the end worn back 
of the ear, probably for more secure attachment (Fig. 11). 
Burial No. 46, a child, had four earthenware ves- 
sels and two shell ear-plugs. 
Burial No. 47, a child, had five vessels of earthen- 
ware; three pottery disks; two round pebbles; one flint 
disk; shell beads at the neck. 
Burial No. 51, an adult extended on the back, was 
accompanied with one earthenware vessel and one bone 
bead, 
Burial No. 54, a child, had four vessels, and a 
pipe of earthenware at the head. This pipe (and it 
o и та is not the first time we have found a pipe with the 
Burial No.43. Rose Mound, (Full burial of a child, though the event is unusual) has 
rude, incised decoration and a slight indication of an 
animal’s head. Four feet have been present on the base of the portion intended 
1 See “ Metal Work.” Handbook of American Indians. 
