. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. MOUND-BUILDERS AND PLATYCNEMISM IN MICHIGAN. 371 United States 5 and as there has been considerable discussion as to their use, I will here state that I have learned, through an aged Indian, that in olden time these ornaments were worn on the heads of Indian women, but only after marriage. I have thought that these peculiar objects, which are always made of some choice material, resemble the figure of a brooding bird; a familiar sight to th
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. MOUND-BUILDERS AND PLATYCNEMISM IN MICHIGAN. 371 United States 5 and as there has been considerable discussion as to their use, I will here state that I have learned, through an aged Indian, that in olden time these ornaments were worn on the heads of Indian women, but only after marriage. I have thought that these peculiar objects, which are always made of some choice material, resemble the figure of a brooding bird; a familiar sight to the "children of the for- est ;" that thus they are emblematic of maternity, and as such were designed and worn. Fiff. 4 Matuids at tbe Head of St. Clair Hiver, aiid on BlackIllYer, Micliiean. 5 XAI^E irUBOJSr. statute Mites. In the year 1872 I made the discovery of one of the most remarkable and extensive series of tumuli which are known to exist in this part of the lake region. I refer to the mounds situated at the head of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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