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Fig. Q.'^y is a clay bead from Rice's woods, a recent site east of 

 Stone Arabia. None have been reported from the Onondagas and 

 Oneidas. Shell beads were more to their liking when they could 

 be had. Early antiquaries spoke of them in the Seneca territory, 

 and Dawson says that on islands in the St Lawrence, ' In addition 

 to jars and pipes, the only frequent objects of earthenware are 

 small discs, perforated in the center and crenated at the edge. They 

 may have served as an inferior kind of wampum^ or beads, or per- 

 haps for the playing of some game of chance.' It may be added 

 that while there are many disks made from potsherds in the Toronto 

 collection, Mr Boyle says nothing of true clay beads, and Dr Rau 

 mentioned neither in his report on the Smithsonian collection. 



Fig. 238 is a clay disk from Tribeshill, perforated, and with 

 the edges of the hole slightly raised. Its form is very near a true 

 circle, and it will be readily seen that this is the original design. 

 The age is uncertain. 



Fig. 239 is a very pretty disk of unusual character, found a quar- 

 ter of a mile above the bridge at Canajoharie. It is not perforated^ 

 but there is a circular indentation near the center, whence six 

 grooves radiate like a star. These are connected by concentric 

 grooves, four in number. The edge is crenated, and the whole 

 effect pleasing. Its use is conjectural^ but it is quite likely the 

 Indian who made it had seen circles and six-pointed stars laid out 

 with compasses, though he did not use them on this. 



Fig. 240 is a wolf's head of clay, having almost a yellowish glaze. 

 It was probably part of a pipe, but is remarkable for its high finish. 

 It was foimd at the re'cent stockade south of Delphi. Many pipes of 

 that period have well polished surfaces. It may be added that all 

 these miscellaneous figures are of actual size. 



In one detached human head from near the mouth of Oneida 

 creek^ where a crest crosses the head longitudinally after the man- 

 ner of the Cheveux-relevez, the small and protuberant eyes are darker 

 and more polished than the face, and have the appearance of inlaid 

 beads. The head, however, probably came from a pipe. The boar's 

 head sometimes occurs, as that animal soon attracted attention, not 

 always favorable. When the Mohawk chief, Kiotsaeton, addressed 



