. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. AN ERIE INDIAN VILLAGE AND BURIAL SITE 541 Figure I in plate 31 shows the pipe found in grave 14. The bold incised lines that form the decoration are of exceptional interest and are a departure from other forms. The nipplelike stem seems to have been designed as a support over which a wooden stem was fitted, rather than as a mouth piece. The pipe contained charred tobacco which has been carefully preserved intact in the bowl. A photograph of the grave in which the pipe was found is shown in plate 7. The writer has never seen a pipe of this kind in a
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. AN ERIE INDIAN VILLAGE AND BURIAL SITE 541 Figure I in plate 31 shows the pipe found in grave 14. The bold incised lines that form the decoration are of exceptional interest and are a departure from other forms. The nipplelike stem seems to have been designed as a support over which a wooden stem was fitted, rather than as a mouth piece. The pipe contained charred tobacco which has been carefully preserved intact in the bowl. A photograph of the grave in which the pipe was found is shown in plate 7. The writer has never seen a pipe of this kind in any col- lection nor illustrated in any work on archeology, and the specimen is probably a rare one if not entirely unique. The long square-topped pipe shown in figure 2 of plate 31 is the so called " Huronian " form. It is made of the ordinary clay from the vicinity but has become stained a dark brown. In texture this pipe is perhaps the best example of pottery found in the site. It is very hard and fine grained. Two views of the two-faced pipe found in grave XX, pit 44 are shown in plate 31, figures 3 and 4. The front view was taken just after the pipe was removed from the grave and was yet covered with particles of sand, as the picture shows. The side view gives a much better idea of the object and shows the two faces, both of. 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 New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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