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The trumpet-shaped pipe shown in plate 31, figure 5, came from 

 grave LXXXVI and was found with pot F446 [pi. 28, fig. 6], and 

 two celts. In comparison with the other stemmed pipes the stem is 

 shorter but does not seem to have ever been broken. 



The wide flaring platform-topped pipe shown in plate 31, figure 

 6, is a modification of the trumpet form. The top or platform is 

 flat and quite perfectly circular. This type is common almost every- 

 where in the Iroquoian region but particularly so in the Erie region. 

 Many of this type are found in prehistoric Onondaga sites in 

 Jefferson county. 



Two interesting pipe bowls in the form of animal heads were 

 found in refuse pits. One is plainly a bear's head and is of pohshed 

 black clay. The other is of ordinary red clay. It is not easy to de- 

 cide just what is meant to be represented by the effigy. Some who 

 have examined it have thought it intended for a fox [see text fig. 

 25a, b]. 



Bone 



Articles of bone and antler were particularly numerous and 

 varied. Except for about 10 specimens all came from ash pits. 



The great abundance of awls points out their extensive use. The 

 awls were of the usual forms, flat, cylindrical, tubular handled, and 

 those having a joint end. There were also awls made from small 

 splinters. The principal forms are shown in plate 32. 



Bone beads were found in every ash pit and varied from crudely 

 broken sections of bird and small mammal bones to well shaped 

 and highly polished cylinders. That so many should have been 

 thrown in amongst the refuse seems rather remarkable and almost 

 seems to indicate something more than accident. These beads 

 ranged from 3/3,2 inch in diameter to ^ inch although the majority 

 were about % inch in diameter. One form [see pi. 33, fig. 5] has 

 the appearance of a handle. The range of forms of the larger 

 polished bone beads is shown in text figure 26. 



Perforated elk, wolf and bear teeth were found in refuse pits 

 Perforated bear tusks were found previously by local collectors of 

 Indian relics. Figure i in plate 34 is that of a bear's molar. It is 

 a beautiful specimen and highly polished. There were several per- 

 forated elk teeth but none with complete perforations. Each had 

 been broken. A perforated turtle shell fragment is shown in figure 

 n, plate 34, and came from an ash pit. Other broken perforated 

 carapaces were found in graves. The small spatulate implement 



