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imitate one thing, he might another, and that he did figure European 

 animals, articles^ and in some instances men, is very plain. The 

 wonder, therefore, is not so much in the European head and hair, 

 as in the suggestive likeness found in this case. Otherwise the 

 style is that of the 17th century, and some French or English 

 officer probably called forth the artist's admiration. It is 7^ inches 

 long. 



Fig. 212 is a fine and curious pipe of brown clay from Jefferson 

 county. The rim is broad, contracting beneath. The expanded 

 base of the bowl is handsomely engraved, above the large and plain 

 stem. The general style is rare. 



Fig. 213 is a fine and unique pipe from West Bloomfield, and 

 is y^ inches long. It is of black clay, and has grooves around the 

 top of the bowl. Two serpents raise their heads above the front of 

 this^ their bodies following the curve of the pipe below the stem, 

 under the bottom of which there is a long groove. 



Fig. 214 is a dark colored pipe from Genesee county, of what is 

 known as the Huron type of Canada, but which is also found on 

 early Mohawk sites late in the i6th century, as well as elsewhere. 

 The bowl is angular, with deep elhptic and curved indentations, and 

 long grooves and lines of indentations extend along the curving 

 stem. It is one of the best examples of this well-known form, and is 

 41^ inches long. ! 



Fig. 215 is another pipe from West Bloomfield, and is of a gray- 

 ish mottled clay. The length is about 4f inches. A squirrel occu- 

 pies the front of the bowl, raising its head above the edge. 



Fig. 216 is a spirited pipe from Honeoye Falls, near which were 

 early historic Seneca sites. A man crouches on' top of the bowl, 

 with folded arms, facing the smoker. Grooves cross his body and 

 hmbs, he wears a small round cap, and might be taken for one of 

 La Salle's sailors rather than an Indian. There are four grooves 

 around the stem near the center. The extreme length of this fine 

 pipe is 6^ inches. 



Fig. 217 is a remarkably long pipe from the same place, being 

 a trifle over 9^ inches in length. It is black, like many other pipes 

 from that region^ and has a fine eagle on the top of the bowl, the 



