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somewhat flattened in the center and pointed at the ends, looked 

 .at horizontally, but with uniform breadth and rounded points when 

 viewed the other way. It is grooved within and without, describes 

 a true circle, and came from Cattaraugus. 



Two narrow brass bracelets have one edge serrated wholly or par- 

 tially. Fig. 370 is one of these from Fort Bull, near Rome N. Y. 

 The ends are shown within the figure. The serration is complete 

 in this. The other is from Geneva N. Y., where Mr George S. 

 Conover had several of this kind. Fig. 371 shows this. The local- 

 ities place them in the middle of the 18th century. 



Fig. 372 is a small, narrow bracelet of fluted silver. Fig. 373 is 

 •of the same material, but is larger and has a series of circular fig- 

 ures stamped on it. Both are from Geneseo and are in the Buffalo 

 -collection. They belong to the latter half of the 18th century. 



Fig. 365 is a thin and broad bracelet of corrugated silver, obtained 

 b>y the writer on the Onondaga reservation. It is quite elastic, and 

 there are two holes at each end for the insertion of strings for tying 

 it. There are several narrower examples of this form in the State 

 Museum, which do not differ materially from this. 



Loskiel observed that " both men and women are fond of silver 

 "bracelets." 



The armlet was of a similar character, and therefore requires no 

 illustration here. It was broader, and worn just above the elbow. 

 In Romney's picture of Brant this is conspicuous and very wide. 

 They are not in use in New York now, but were often mentioned 

 by early writers. One white man who was taken prisoner and 

 adopted in 1763, was arrayed in Indian costume, and had both his 

 arms " decorated with large bands of silver above the elbow, besides 

 several smaller ones on the wrists." Henry, p. no 



These armlets were still in use less than 50 years ago, but not 

 commonly, and they have long since disappeared. The writer has 

 seen thicker bracelets of silver, made by an Albany silversmith, but 

 regrets that he has neither example nor drawing of these. Except 

 in material they were much like those used by our own people. 



Fig. 405 to 410 are of silver bracelets in the State Museum, all 

 of which were collected by Mrs Converse. All are fluted, and fig. 



