. Bulletin. Ethnology. 50 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 118 hole y^" in clinmeter. One (11543), from Cave Xo. 3, is \y<{' in diameter. Anotlier (11518, fig-. 15, i). from Cave No. 6, resembles 11560 and 11563. These are more likely ornaments than spindle Avhorls. Object of unbaked clay.—11088, from Cave No. 2, between 2' and 2' 6" deep, is a broken rectano;ular pellet of unbaked clay with rounded edges, %" long, y^' wide, i//' thick. Its original length was greater. It gives no indication of its purpose. x^RTicLES or Hide Although a very large number of specimens of lea
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 50 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 118 hole y^" in clinmeter. One (11543), from Cave Xo. 3, is \y<{' in diameter. Anotlier (11518, fig-. 15, i). from Cave No. 6, resembles 11560 and 11563. These are more likely ornaments than spindle Avhorls. Object of unbaked clay.—11088, from Cave No. 2, between 2' and 2' 6" deep, is a broken rectano;ular pellet of unbaked clay with rounded edges, %" long, y^' wide, i//' thick. Its original length was greater. It gives no indication of its purpose. x^RTicLES or Hide Although a very large number of specimens of leather and hide were recovered from the Promontory caves, most v»'ere so fragmentary as to make it impossible to ascertain their original use. One speci- men was v/oven or rawhide thongs ; several v;ere per- haps drum tops; nnd several were bags. Of the re- mainder, Jict a sin- gle article of cloth- ing, except mittens ;:id moccasins, could be identified with certainty, most of the specimens appearing to be scraps and trim- mings. Little, moreover, could be ascertained concerning the manuer of treatment of hides. Some were scraped; others, of buffalo, deer, and antelope hide, had the hair remaining. A number had been tanned and were still soft; a few were brownish, suggesting that they had been smoked. MiTTENs.^—-Cave No. 1 yielded 2 specimens of mittens (fig. 20, «, &). Although only the thumb is differentiated fi-om the remainder of the hand in each one, some skill in tailoring is indicated. One (11588-1, fig. 20, a) is of thin skin, probably antelope, which has a few hairs remaining on its exterior. It is not clear whether this is moth-eaten or was originally )nore or less scraped. The original length, from wrist to finger tips, must have been approximately 9", but at present each end is somewhat decayed. The main part of this mitten is of a single piece of hide, which has been cut so as to be widest at the level of the thurub and which tapers toward the finger
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