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very fine, but they do not differ essentially from those of New York, 

 where many of them were probably made. 



Fig. 12 is a small and plain star of 12 rays, which the writer had 

 from the Allegany reservation. Fig. 16 is a fine star from the 

 same reservation. It has 14 quite short embossed rays. Fig. 13 is 

 a fine star with eight broad rays and bosses, belonging to the Buffalo 

 Historical Society. Fig. 14 is in the Richmond collection and is 

 quite peculiar. The central perforation is quite large, and the 12 

 long rays terminate in circular points, which are not embossed. 

 The surface decoration is simple. This is one of a number of Seneca 

 "brooches in this collection. 



Mrs Harriet Maxwell Converse secured a large and interesting 

 collection of brooches, part of which now belongs to the State. The 

 writer is indebted to her for figures of many of these, a number of 

 which will be used in this paper. Fig. 22 is a large circular brooch, 

 with a plain rim and an included star with embossed points. Both 

 the dark and light spaces in the figure show perforations. The 

 star has 12 rays. This fine brooch is of a rare type. The three 

 following are also Mrs Converse's. Fig. 32 is large and circular. 

 The 16 projecting bosses have incurved edges between them, and 

 the slightly convex surface is finely ornamented with perforations 

 and tracery. The circular brooches have raised centers as a rule. 

 Fig. 48 is a very pretty and peculiar brooch. Included in the edge 

 are 16 very small bosses, with convex edges between them. The 

 perforations are of an unusual form, and the tracery of a rare char- 

 acter. Fig. 61 has a broadly undulated edge, and the border decora- 

 tion is not of a common type. Mrs Converse died Nov. 18, 1903. 



Fig. 18 the writer obtained at Onondaga. It has 24 projecting 

 tosses on the plain circular edge. There are circular, semicircular 

 and elliptic perforations and some tracery. About two dozen follow 

 which the writer had from the same place. All which succeed are 

 circular till otherwise distinguished. 



Fig. 27 has a crenulated edge and three rows of nearly semi- 

 circular perforations. Fig. 29 has a similar border, and semicircular, 

 elliptic and triangular openings. Fig. 33 has the same edge, two 

 rows of semicircular and one of elliptic perforations. Fig. 34 is 



