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other rounded. The edges are rounded, and there is one perfora- 

 tion. Fig. 282 may be merely an awl, but is very broad. It is 

 polished ail over and is quite thick. The base is indented, and the 

 edges are slightly convex. The frequent groove appears in one 

 surface. This is from the Atwell fort. 



Fig. 305 is the first in a series of three illustrating the formation 

 of a bone knife, kindly furnished by Dr R. W. Amidon, and all 

 from Jefferson county. This is a long medullary bone, split and 

 chipped to a flat surface, the outside surface being left untouched. 

 Fig. 306 is of a flatter bone, not only chipped on one side but 

 brought to a knife form. Fig. 307 is worked into better shape, 

 and is ready for the final grinding and polishing. This is whiter 

 than the other two. 



Fig. 114 is from Jefferson county, and made from a split bone. 

 One end is pointed, and the base is nearly square. There is one 

 large perforation near the edge, both edges being much curved. 



A rude bone knife was found on the Seneca river, nearly opposite 

 Three River Point. The general form is that of a case knife, 

 resembling the bone knives the Onondagas made for sale nearly a 

 century ago. The article is 3|- inches long, but the blade is short. 

 A flat bone implement of the knife form comes from the Christo- 

 pher site. It is worked all over, has a large central perforation, and 

 rounded edges, indented on one side toward the broad point. The 

 length is 4 inches and the breadth J- of an inch. 



Fig. 319 is a fine, broad knife made from the joint of a large, flat 

 bone. It was found on the Onondaga outlet by Dr Hinsdale. It is 

 highly polished on both sides ; and for its length it is thin. 



Punches and blunt implements 



No precise use can be safely assigned to some articles with rounded 

 or flattened ends. Those which are curved and slightly tapering 

 were probably inserted in -clubs. Others have purposely enlarged 

 ends. If they had points, they might be considered pins, but 

 usually these are lacking. It has been thought that some were used 

 in decorating pottery, but a hollow bone seems the only bone article 

 employed for this. In a general way it may be best to describe 

 them simply as they are, unless there appear reasons for some 

 special use. 



