ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1914, . onial or religious purposes. Asis well known, the religion of a people is always of the greatest importance,since it is the expression of the theory formed by that people, of mans positionrelating to the rest of the seen and nnseen world, and forms the basis of a verylarge part of their Ethnography. This being so we must look upon all artifactssuch as this with an eye to study the undermost thoughts of the ancient Atti-wandarons. Ai,(iiJ-:oi.()(ii(Ai. i;!:im)|;t. V.) V\\\t()iic was a surface liiid in the County of Il^nn, near Lake Erie.\\V lia\c iin .-ii
ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1914, . onial or religious purposes. Asis well known, the religion of a people is always of the greatest importance,since it is the expression of the theory formed by that people, of mans positionrelating to the rest of the seen and nnseen world, and forms the basis of a verylarge part of their Ethnography. This being so we must look upon all artifactssuch as this with an eye to study the undermost thoughts of the ancient Atti-wandarons. Ai,(iiJ-:oi.()(ii(Ai. i;!:im)|;t. V.) V\\\t()iic was a surface liiid in the County of Il^nn, near Lake Erie.\\V lia\c iin .-iinilai- s|iccinifii in llic li(i\ incial ^^(!llnl, nor have I at any time;seen anytliin,!;- like il. ilic horin- in i~ similar to the horirif^- in tlic birdamulets, and is very neatly done Ilic groove at the top is very smooth and hasthe appearance of heino- nihhed, prohahly hy haftinj,^; and when in use was decoratedas only the Indians knew how to do; and was used in eitlier tlieir ceremonial orwar Fig. No. 32,844. 6 A. 80 AKCHiGOLOGICAL REPOKT. Figure 32844 is a beautiful Banner Stone, found in the Township of is made of dark green striped slate. The ends come to a rounded point. Theusual perforation in the centre is bored in the orthodox way. On the side shownin the photo-engravure there is an elevated bridge extending across the stone;the other side is smooth and rounded. The orifice is % of an inch on the convexside and 9-16 of an inch on the concave side. Stones of this kind show an amountof skill in their manufacture that is truly wonderful. The proportions are almostas j)erfect as if made by machinery. Flints, No. 33923-33933. These flints were fouiid in a cache by Adam Becker, Esq., on Lot 25, Concession15, near Oassel, JSTJl. Oxford. They were all lying together just as they had beenplaced hundreds of years previous. They are undoubtedly flint knives and wouldanswer the purpose alDiost as well as steel. They form a part of the Brown Col-
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