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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



The figures on this and the next two plates are trom a series prepared by a Frenchman 

 to illustrate early Iroquois life. 



69 Turtle totem, as painted on houses or elsewhere 



70 Wolf totem 



71 Bear totem. These three are the principal Iroquois clans. The 



later ones follow 



72 Beaver totem 



73 Deer totem. This alone has no weapon 



74 Eagle clan, sometimes called the Hawk 



75 Little Plover, now known as the Snipe 



76 Great Plover, usually called the Heron now 



77 Potato clan of the Senecas. This clan does not now exist 



