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a complete article, with or without a glass setting. It has the loop 

 behind this diamond form, and a triangular pendant below. Both 

 these have glass. It will be observed that there are holes for attach- 

 ing three small pendants below. Fig. 181 has these pendants in 

 place at the base of a similar large triangle, but is incomplete above. 

 This has a glass setting, and belongs to an Onondaga woman. Fig. 

 184 belongs to the same person, and is elliptic in outline, with 

 notched edges. It is imperfect. Fig. 189 is another of hers, also 

 imperfect. It is pyriform and set with glass, and in general charac- 

 ter is much like the upper part of fig. 183 reversed. Fig. 193 is hers 

 also, having a common form of small pendant attached to a thick 

 elliptic ornament by a small ring. 



Fig. 183 is another of Mrs Converse's fine earrings, which seems 

 perfect. A pyriform ornament above, with scalloped edges and 

 glass setting, has a triangular pendant below. The top and bottom 

 of the latter are embossed. Fig. 190 is also hers, and is unique in 

 material, being of gold. It is a plain ellipse and of small size, in- 

 creasing in thickness by successive stages. 



Fig. 186 the writer got at Onondaga. It is triangular, with pro- 

 jections and bosses, and plainly incomplete. Fig. 191 he had from 

 the same place. It is of a diamond form, with bosses at the angles,, 

 and is perfect. This is a frequent form, alone or in combination. 

 Fig. 192 is similar, but plainer and with more openwork. Several 

 of this frequent form he also obtained there, which were set with 

 glass. Fig. 188 is the triangular base of an Onondaga earring, 

 which has a single boss. Fig. 187 is a very pretty circular earring, 

 set with glass, which an Onondaga woman gave to the Onondaga 

 Historical Association. 



One unique pair which the writer got at Onondaga is not figured 

 here. The design is a small padlock, with the key attached out- 

 side. There is little probability that this was of Indian make, but 

 most of the foregoing are of Indian manufacture. The article in 

 question is of delicate and beautiful workmanship, but not charac- 

 teristic, like those shown. 



Fig. 200 is taken from one of L. H. Morgan's illustrations. It is 

 a large silver earring, with an eagle above a large triangle. The 



