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given, showing the perforation. Fig. 263 is from Indian hill, Pom- 
pey, 1650-81. Hundreds of figures might be added from recent 
sites. One curious form appears in fig. 63 of actual size, and in 
fig. 217 reduced. It represents_a conventional quadruped, and is 
from Indian Castle, Pompey., A broader form from the same place 
is more like a turtle, and is much reduced in fig. 216. Both these 
are in the remarkable collection of O. M. Bigelow, Baldwinsville 
(N. Y.) Fig. 61 and 68 are from near East Bloomfield, and are in 
the Hildburgh collection. 
Other common ornaments, somewhat resembling these, are often 
called crescents for want of a better name. These little ornaments 
may be either of bone or shell, are moderately curved, pointed at 
each end, and have a double perforation for suspension. Mr Hild- 
burgh has a number of these from a recent grave at Oneida Valley, 
arranged as they were found. There were 16 of the crescents, 
strung with 36 shell beads, the double rows:of which kept them 
apart. Fig. 62 shows four of the crescents thus arranged with the 
beads. Fig. 83 shows one of more: than usual size from Indian 
Castle, Pompey. Eight, from the same place, appear much reduced 
in fig. 200. These are now in O. M. Bigelow’s collection. Fig. 
69 gives two views of one from the site of East Cayuga. They 
abound also on the Seneca and other recent sites. 
Some of the finest finished articles represented turtles; and it 
has been a favorite, but not well grounded idea, that these were 
personal totems. Had this been the case, other clan symbols would 
have appeared, whereas they are either rare or unknown, as will 
appear from their omission here and the presence of others having 
no significance. They were simply ornaments, as the writer finds 
is the case with the later ones of silver. Fig. 98 is a good example 
of one of these turtle forms, ornamented with lines and dots. ‘This 
was found in 1890, on the Onahee site, McClure farm, Hopewell 
(N. Y.) Some of the best specimens are from this site. Fig. 99 
is from the same place, and is of the same form. Four lines of dots 
-are inclosed by semicircles laid out with compasses. Fig. 103 is 
of a still finer example found there, but which has unfortunately 
lost its head. It is much larger and broader than usual, and is 
