American Antiquities Part 4

158 Pottery Jar. Traces of brown-colored pigment, from Chiriqui graves, Colombia, S. A. 3 4 in.

159 KNIFE. Obsidian, oval shaped, finely flaked; when held to the light, shows dark, cloudy lines across its surface; very showy and rare. 5 in. La.s.sen Co., Cal.

160 BEADS. Stone Beads from grave, La Salle, Ill. Bead made from the oliva sh.e.l.l, which is not found nearer than the Florida coast; this specimen from Indian grave at Peoria, Ill. 2 pcs

161 Perforated stone Beads, from Lodi, Miss. 1? in. 2 pcs

162 Plummet or Sinker. Blue stone. Meredith, N. H.

163 Arrow Point of remarkable shape, notched on each side; the base runs to a sharp point, perfect. 1 2 in.

164 COPPER BEADS. Necklace of 24 in. beads from Indian grave.

Memaloose Is., Oregon. Rare.

165 Copper Beads. From 1 to 6 in. in length, in. thick (20).

Flathead Indian graves. Rare lot.

166 Copper Pendant. Perforated for suspension, four notches at base.

Same locality as No. 164, rare.

167 Copper Ornaments from graves as above; one small Bracelet, two Pendants, one long Bead with original string still in the bead. Rare.

4 pcs

168 Gla.s.s Beads. Fine necklace of the Hudson's Bay Trading Co. beads, from Flathead Indian grave, Memaloose Is., Oregon. Lot.

169 EARRINGS. Long earrings, each made from about 120 dentalium sh.e.l.ls. Bra.s.s rings for suspension, length, 14 ins., width, 1 in.

Very curious and rare. Oregon. 2 pcs

170 Sh.e.l.l Pendant or Ornament of perforated sh.e.l.l, small copper ball at bottom. Indian grave, Cayuga, Co., N. Y. Very rare.

171 NECKLACE of 37 objects: gla.s.s beads, bits of copper and catlinite or red pipe stone cut in fanciful form; of great interest and rarity.

Springport, Cayuga Co., N. Y.

173 WAMPUM TREATY BELT. This rare relic was found with three others, by Mr. Wm. W. Adams, at the old Fleming farm, East Cayuga, Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1888. One of the four is now in the British Museum; the present owners.h.i.+p of the other two is unknown to me. This belt, the fourth of the find, is 2 ft. 3 in. in length and 2 in. wide; it contains 1,600 beads; the outer or border row is made from red gla.s.s beads (wampum size); inside the border are seven rows of the _genuine_ sh.e.l.l wampum or _Wampumpeague_ of the Colonial period; 12 fanciful designs of dark and yellow beads at intervals in its length. Very rare and desirable.

174 Sh.e.l.l BEADS, etc. A card, 8 9 in., containing an outer string of 110 perforated sh.e.l.l beads, ? in. in size; an inner string of 150, more or less, perforated sea-sh.e.l.ls; another string of 15 large and small sh.e.l.l beads from Spang Mound, East Tennessee; and two splendid examples of the rotary arrow points in black flint and yellowish chert, both perfect. Rare. Lot.

175 String of Sh.e.l.l Beads, from burial mound, Ga.; another string of very small perforated sh.e.l.l-money from the South Sea Islands. Mounted, rare. 2 pcs

176 Mounted colored Sh.e.l.ls, sh.e.l.l discs. Georgia. 2 pcs

177 String of small thin perforated Beads, too numerous to count, with one large flat bead 1? in. diameter. Total length of string about 28 in. Rare. San Miguel Island, Cal. Lot.

178 String of six enormous perforated sh.e.l.l beads, two are 1 in. long and broad, from Lake Creek Mound, Tenn. String of 23 flat perforated sh.e.l.l discs, Tennessee River, near Nashville. 2 pcs

179 Sh.e.l.l Hair Pins. Two very fine examples of these rare relics made from the columella of the Conch Sh.e.l.l or strombus, one 7, the other 6 in. long; small string of 31 Sh.e.l.l Beads; string of 11 Beads; also on the card a fine Spear Head of dark stone, 4 in. long. Choice and rare lot, all from Georgia. All mounted. 5 pcs

180 Sh.e.l.l Beads. String of large perforated Beads; string of 40 beads, from mound near Cartersville, Ga. Rare. 2 pcs

181 BONE or porcelain Beads from Indian grave, Rocky Mountains. String of 42 oblong polished beads; another, smaller size, all very fine and rare. 2 pcs

182 Bone and Sh.e.l.l Necklace, one of each, very handsome. Georgia. 2 lots

183 Sh.e.l.l Necklace of 21 perf. beads, 22 in. in length. Very choice.

Mound near Hardin, Calhoun Co., Ill.

184 Curious Necklace of 56 perf. sh.e.l.ls, each ground flat, about 20 in. in length; fine example from burial site, mouth Illinois River, Lincoln Co., Ill.

185 Sh.e.l.l Ornaments. One large perf. sh.e.l.l; two fine semi-lunar neck ornaments, ? 4 in. long. Fine iridescence. California. 3 pcs

186 Stone Beads. Sixteen polished, perforated stone beads, greenish color, two very large. Rare. Santa Barbara, Cal.

187 Sh.e.l.l Beads. Three strings of Sh.e.l.l Beads. Fine and perfect specimens. New Madrid Co., Mo.; Calhoun Co., Ill. and mound, Calhoun Co., Ill. 3 pcs

188 Crinoid Beads, etc. Strings Crinoid and sh.e.l.l beads from grave, Calhoun Co., Ill., burial mound, Pike Co., Mo. and San Miguel, Cal.

5 pcs

189 Bone Beads. Five bone beads, ? to 1 in. (human?). Stanley, Ark.

5 pcs

190 Sh.e.l.l and Gla.s.s. One small string fresh water sh.e.l.ls, two strings of red and blue, long gla.s.s beads. Surface finds, Cayuga Co., N. Y.

Rare. 3 pcs

191 Wampum and Baldrick beads. String of 112 pcs _genuine_ wampum, in blue and white variety, exceedingly rare; another string of 16 pcs, sh.e.l.l baldrick beads, one 4 in. in length. All perforated, exceeding fine and rare lot, from graves, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 2 pcs

192 OBSIDIAN. Core from which knives have been chipped, 2 3 in.

Fine and scarce specimen. Mexico.

193 TOMAHAWK. Iron, time of French and Indian wars; Seneca Falls, N. Y. 6 in. length, width of blade 3 in. Fine and rare.

EFFIGY PIPES, ETC.

194 Large Calumet or Peace Pipe of steat.i.te. Head of an animal, sharp pointed nose, very large stem aperture. Size, 3 4 in., a little rubbed on one side, otherwise perfect. From Silver Creek, near Morgantown, N. C.

195 BIRD PIPE. Dark stone, head of a hawk carved on bowl, perforation for suspension. A remarkable specimen of these now rare types.

Randolph Co., Tenn. 2 3 in.

196 FROG PIPE. Grayish stone, body and head of a frog with open mouth to receive pipe-stem. Size, 3 5 in. Perfect, fine and very rare type. Scott Co., Ky.

197 CALUMET or Council Pipe. Duck's head and general outline of that bird, incised lines for wings, etc. Large bowl and stem for aperture.

Size, 3 8 in. Greenish micaceous stone. Rare and valuable. For ill.u.s.tration, see C. C. Jones's "History of the Southern Indians."

Bastow Co., Ga.

198 Ma.s.sIVE CALUMET or Council Pipe. Steat.i.te, stem square 2 in. each way, the bowl rises at a slight outward angle, top broken at one corner. 5 5 in. Very heavy and remarkable example (see C. C. Jones's History, etc.). Rare. Cherokee Co., Ga.

199 CALUMET. Similar to last in form and material, but smaller, being 2 4 in., top of bowl damaged at two corners. Rare. Hightower River, Ga.