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above and below the eyes, the black eye-balls and scalp-lock, give 
to it a hideous look which, perhaps, caused it to be looked upon 
with reverential awe by its superstitious aboriginal owner, or the 
modern Indian who perhaps found it, a relic of some older race, 
and finished it to his own liking by the addition of the black paint. 
A glance at fig. 138, which is a back view of fig. 137, shows that the 
primitive artist preserved as far as the nature of his design would 
admit, the general plummet form shown in the other implements 
Fig. 137. Fig. 138. 
Dark Limestone (nat. size). Back view of Fig. 137. 
figured, while the slight groove around the small end shows plainly 
that it was to be suspended by a string, and I think fully war- 
rants the conclusion that this implement is but a modification of 
the plummet, and that they were all used for the same purpose. 
It was found on the surface near the Illinois river, in Scott County 
and is now in my possession. Upon the left side a small piece 
represented by the dotted lines, is broken out and lost. When 
this is restored as seen in figure 138, the regular oval form of the 
Plummet implements is plainly seen, when viewed from behind. 
