MILLS— THE TREMPER MOUND 



where it narrows to three-fourths of an inch, forming a symmetrically 

 rounded end. The stem, directly in front of the great paws of the 

 bear, was broken while in use by the owner and very ingeniously 

 mended by boring holes in each piece, inserting dowel pins, and then 

 placing around the stem a band of copper to hold the parts together. 

 The eyes are set with pearls, and the carving represents the animal 

 with the mouth partly open, showing the teeth, of which the canines 

 are especially emphasized. 



Mountain-lion Effigy Pipes. — Plate in, i, illustrates a pipe made 

 in the image of the mountain lion, carved with much spirit and 

 fidelity to nature, showing that the sculptor was a close observer of 

 this animal. The lion is in a sitting position, with the tail carved in 

 relief on the rear of the finely curved platform, the body thrown 

 forward, the short stout head at a poise suggesting contentment 

 after partaking of a heavy repast, and the mouth partly open as in 

 the act of grooming itself. The characteristic eye-markings are 

 plainly shown. Taken as a whole this pipe is the finest of the three 

 sculptures of the mountain lion. The specimen is of Ohio light-gray 

 pipestone, strongly discolored by brown splotches of iron. The 

 platform has a gradual curve from end to end, and is 4 inches long 

 and \yi inch wide at the stem end. 



Wildcat Effigy Pipes. — The sculptures of the wildcat {Lynx rufa) 

 found show plainly the work of a master hand. The pipe shown in 

 plate in, 2, is made of Ohio dark-blue pipestone. The stem, but 

 slightly curved, is 3 inches long, 1 inch wide, and square at each end, 

 with the corners at the rear end rounded. The bowl of the pipe, 

 rising directly from the center of the platform, represents the animal 

 in a sitting posture, with its short tail cut in relief on the platform, 

 its fore-feet on the same plane as the body, and the head thrown 

 forward in the attitude of contentment. The head is stout and 

 short, with the color-markings and whiskers very pronounced, and 

 is somewhat enlarged and out of proportion to the body. 



Effigy of the Porcupine. — Plate in, 3, shows the sculpture of the 

 porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus). In this pipe the sculptor has fashioned 

 the animal in a characteristic attitude, as seen at home in the woods. 

 The head with short ears, is well sculptured, as is the thick heavy 

 tail, with its spines plainly marked. The pipe is made of red and light- 

 gray mottled pipestone. The stem is well curved, &A inches long, 

 $4 of an inch wide, square at the stem-end and oval at the rear end. 

 So far as known, this is the only sculpture of this animal from an 

 Ohio mound. The geographical distribution of the Canadian por- 

 cupine in early days was along the Alleghanies, southward through 



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