7fi4 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



Photograph of bauded hypersthene andesite, from Con.wakitou Cation, California. 

 [J. S. Geological .Sukvkv, Washington, District of Columbia. (Through J. 

 S. Diller.) 17238. '86. (xvn) 



Fossils, type specimens, described by Prof. J. M. Clarke, in Bulletin No. 16, from the 

 Devonian system in New York State. Aulopora anjtectens, Clarke (1); Lin gala 

 triqueta, Clarke (1); Chonetes lepida, Hall (1); Spirij'cr Balphegor, Clarke (1); 

 Spirifer Pluto, Clarke (1(5); Leiorkynohus Hecate, Clarke (13) ; Modiomorpha Chemo8, 

 Clarke (1) ; Loxonema Noe, Clarke (1) ; Platyostoma minutmima, Clarke ((5) ; IU-l- 

 lerophon incisus, Clarke (1); Orthoceras aciculoides, Clarke (1); Macroclitilua 

 Moloch, Clarke (1); Palasotrochw precursor, Clarke (1): Orthoceras Asmodeus, 

 Clarke (1) ; 0. filosum, Clarke (2) ; 0. Ontario, Clarke (2) ; 0. Mephisto, Clarke, (1); 

 Gomatiies Lutheri, Clarke (I) ; (i . nodifer, Clarke (2) ; Hyolithes Neapolis, Clarke 

 (2); Ceratiocaris Beech eri, Clarke (1); Eichinoearis If'hiffuldi, Clarke, (2); Beyrichia 

 Dagon, Clarke (1). 

 U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, District of Columbia. 17238. '86. 



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Ethnological Objects collected among the HoopaNatano and Klamath Kennck 



Bands in northwest California. 



No. 1. Stone war-knife, found in grave; obsolete. 



No8. 2-9. Stone knives ; obsolete. 



No. 10. Stone knife, complete. Found in grave. 



Nos. 11-13. Horn chisels; apiece of elk antler ground to an edge; obsolete. 

 Formerly used to hollow out canoes and other wood-work. 



Nos. 14-17. Stone hammers ; still in use by the old men, but none of them are 

 able to make one. 



No. 18. Hat of elk-skin, tanned and painted. Worn by young men at a dance 

 which is given when they attain the age at which they are admitted to the coun- 

 cils of the bands (about twenty years). 



No. 19. Hat or head dress, Indian money. A broad band of buck-skin em- 

 broidered with pieces of skin from the head of the woodpecker, and worn by 

 men at festal dances. It is used as a medium of exchange, and in traffic is valued 

 at about $30. 



No. 20. Pillow; a wooden block used for a pillow; still frequently seen in use 

 by the old people. 



Nos. 21-22. Comb or head scraper; made of elk-bone or wood. Used to scrape 

 vermin or dirt from the hair. 



No. 23. Louse-crusher. A piece of bone from the leg of a deer used to crush 

 vermin in the hair by placing it under the hair and pressing it with the bone 

 comb or scraper (No. 21). 



No. 24. Fire-drill; still in use among" the old people. The drill is revolved be- 

 tween the palms of the hands. 



No. 25. Pipe and case; in common use among the men. 



Nos. 26-27. Stone pipes taken from graves; obsolete: very old. 



No. 28. Pipe made of wood and stone; in common use. 



No. 29. Money-box ; made from a piece of deer antler. Used as a receptacle for 

 Dentalium shells (Indian currency). 



No. 30. A small basket used to winnow the chaff from the grain and grass seed 

 by tossing it in the air. 



Nos. 31-32. Hoppers; small, willow baskets with an aperture at the bottom, 

 used in grinding acorns in connection with a smooth, flat stone 12 by 18 inches 

 in diameter, which is placed in a large, shallow basket tocatcb the meal. A mill 

 consists of one hopper, one pestle, one large, shallow basket, and a flat, smooth 

 stone. 



