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occur on almost all village sites, and have a wider distribution than 

 any other bone ornament in time and territory. Here there are 

 three principal divisions : those grooved for suspension, those per- 

 forated, and those cut off for some other purpose. Fig. 286 is the 

 common form of those perforated, the work being confined to the 

 perforation as a rule. This is in the Yail collection at Pompey 

 Center, and was found in 1S91. Many of these have been figured. 

 Fig. 316 is of a very large size, and was found by Oren Pomeroy 

 in the vicinity of Chaumont bay. As it was evidently broken 

 before being worked, it was probably the cherished trophy of some 

 big bear fight. The base is indented and the perforation large. It 

 is carefully worked all over, and every fracture is neatly smoothed 

 off. 



Those grooved for suspension show more variety, and yet require 

 but little illustration. Fig. 283 is a tooth both grooved and much 

 cut down. It has been split since it was formed, and is in the Yail 

 collection. Fig. 28S is simply grooved, and is from Pice's woods in 

 Montgomery county. They seem most abundant on recent sites. 



Fig. 287 introduces us to a very interesting class of bears teeth. 

 It was found by Dr Hinsdale on the Christopher site, and is merely 

 cut off at the base, presenting a flat surface there. This site was 

 probably occupied in the 16th century. Fig. 289 is unique, having 

 a piece neatly cut out of the point, leaving it very sharp. This 

 was found in 1899, on the north side of the river at Brewerton, and 

 is in the Waterbury collection. Much of the surface has been 

 ground and polished. 



Passing from these, we come to the distinct class mentioned, 

 ■where the base is sharply cut away nearly or quite half way to the 

 point, exposing the cavity of the tooth. Fig. 143 is a good 

 example, and was found by Dr Hinsdale at Brewerton, in or close 

 to the grave where the walrus tusk implement was obtained. It 

 was probably of a later date than that. Four large teeth and one 

 smaller were worked alike. Fi«;. 290 is another of these. Fisc. 291 

 is from the early fort west of Baldwinsville and north of the river, 

 probably occupied in the 16th century. It is in the Bigelow collec- 

 tion, and is cut off in a different way. While this form is rare, it 

 has been found on an early site in Ohio. 



