Plate 26 



Grave pit 44, Ripley. This grave was 49" below the surface, the dimensions 

 of the excavation being 5' 6" x 6'. It contained the remains of an adult male 

 of mature years. The face of the skull was turned toward the west and the 

 top of the head to the south. The skeleton lay on its left side. Above the 

 skull in the position indicated by the photograph was a most unusual pipe 

 molded from the local clay [i'*?^ pi. 33, fig. 2]. Januslike, this pipe has a face on 

 either side and is one of the finest representations of the human face seen on 

 any Iroquoian pottery. Above the skull were the inferior and superior max- 

 illae of a young Ursus americanus, probably all that remains of a 

 bear skin head or shoulder robe. There was much charred wood in the bottom 

 of the grave. The bones of the skeleton were badly decayed but were 

 removed. The skull Avas in a very poor condition and of little value. The 

 hight of the individual, judging by the measurements of the bones, would 

 approximate 5' 7". 



