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Plate 66 



25 Council fire. Side half circles defining the earth; two 

 crescents at top the first and last quarters of the moon. 



26 This is very old. Chief's brooch witli a good heart and the 

 serpent of hmd that guards the war dub. 



27 Represents the flaring tail of a bird, yet the heart is on 

 guard in the center. Evidently a totem bird. 



28 The owl, guardian of the night. An emblem of silence and 

 secrecy. 



29 Owl brooch. 



30 Heart, guarded by an owl face. 



31 Very rare. Finely engraved. 



32 Heart and face brooch. 



33 Horned, or chief's brooch. The three branches denote 

 three chiefs in familv succession. 



