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broken off while in use, as the fracture lias been ground down, leav- 

 ing only the notch. There is a large perforation near the top, 

 opposite which is a sharp notch on either side. There is no dis- 

 tinct ornamentation. Fig. 198 is a fine broken comb from Hem- 

 lock lake, Livingston co. K. Y., and belongs to Dr Stewart of 

 Lock Haven Pa. One of the large and long teeth has been broken 

 off. In the small upper part there is a large circular central per- 

 foration. Fig. 199 is from the Atwell fort. This also has three 

 teeth, and there is an elliptic perforation near the top, with grooved 

 lines. Fig. 200 is from the same site and in the Burr collection. 

 There are four teeth and 11 perforations. Both these are of the 

 simple early forms. There are good examples of these in the 

 Wood worth collection. Fragments of some plain combs have been 

 found at the Lawrence fort near Pompey Center. In the Rich- 

 mond collection are some rude perforated and imperforated plain 

 combs, but their width and the number of teeth at once show their 

 recent date. 



A plain, broken and double comb has been ascribed to the Atwell 

 fort. The location is probably erroneous, as it has many teeth, and 

 its general character is too recent for that place. It certainly was 

 made with metallic tools. In the state collection is a large bone 

 comb from Genesee county, which has three teeth and is 8-J- inches 

 long. It has a human figure in the upper part, but the general type 

 is early. There are lines and openings about this figure, and above 

 and along one margin are small circular perforations. 



The figures which follow are of the historic period, and are 

 mostly symmetric. Fig. 180 has two men facing each other in 

 combat, and is perfect. It is broadest at the top, where the corners 

 are neatly rounded. This is from Scipioville, Cayuga co. The 

 Cayuga specimens were found by W. W. Adams, but have gone 

 into several collections. Another of these has two serpents in a 

 similar position. 



Fig. 181 is unsymmetric, and the teeth are mostly gone. It is- 

 from Honeoye Falls and in the Dann collection. A bird faces a 

 man, and is of about the same hight. The bird's bill was probably 

 joined to the man's shoulder. Fig. 182 is also unsymmetric, and 

 was found at Bice's woods. It has a lizard above, the long tail 



