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The perforation is central. Fig. 361 shows the rough side of a 

 similar plate, showing signs of use. The figure presents the convex 

 surface. All these are of a deep brown color, which may have come 

 from exposure or choice. 



Fig. 356 is a broken but well wrought ornament, hard and white 

 as ivory, and with a high polish. It is a carving of a bird's head, 

 with a perforation for the eye. The lower edge is sharp, and 

 ground from both sides. It is concave on the reverse. 



Fig. 145 is a short and cylindric bone bead from Buffalo. Fig. 

 146 is longer and more slender, and was found in Cayuga county. 

 It has transverse grooves and is recent. Fig. 147 is a black bone 

 bead, discolored by lying in the water. It was found by Dr Hins- 

 dale at the mouth of Chittenango creek, and is short, curved and 

 cylindric. Fig. 158 is a short bead in the Richmond collection, 

 from the Nichols pond site. Fig. 165 is a long and cylindric bead 

 from Rice's woods, and is in the same collection. It has three 

 groups of encircling grooves. Fig. 167 is a so called crescent from 

 Venice, Cayuga co. These are usually of shell. In stringing they 

 were placed close together, or separated by short beads. Fig. 276 

 is unique, and is in the Richmond collection. It comes from Eng- 

 land's woods, where the caches are found northeast of Stone Arabia. 

 It resembles the common bird forms except in its large size, and in 

 having feet near the tail. Fig. 300 is an ovate bone ornament in 

 the Buffalo academy of science, probably intended for perforation 

 and suspension. 



Fig. 347 is a flattened ornament, perforated from top to bottom, 

 which would be triangular but for being cut off above. Fig. 348 

 is similar, but is almost pointed. In section each is a flattened 

 ellipse. Several of these were found varying much in outline and 

 size, but having the same general character. They were obtained 

 2^ miles north of Fort Plain. 



Perforated and grooved teeth 



Teeth and claws have been a favorite savage decoration all over 

 the world, and the perforated bears tooth of Europe scarcely differs 

 in appearance from that of America. There are probably very few 

 village sites in New York where this is not found, cut, perforated 

 or with a groove around the base. On camp sites of brief occupa- 



