Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . B. EUROPEAN CLAY PIPES FOUND WITH THE BODIES H EYE-PEP PER—EXPLORATION OF A M UN SEE CEMETERY 41 The largest ornaments of this class were found with Skeleton 53;they were resting on the left scapula and had probably been thependants of a necklace, as shell and glass beads were found nearthe neck of the skeleton. The best preserved specimen is shownin natural size in figure 14. The shovel-shaped nose, curved back,and the large dorsal fin give it somewhat the appearance of aporpoise or a dolphin. The tail and the dorsal, ventral, and a
Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . B. EUROPEAN CLAY PIPES FOUND WITH THE BODIES H EYE-PEP PER—EXPLORATION OF A M UN SEE CEMETERY 41 The largest ornaments of this class were found with Skeleton 53;they were resting on the left scapula and had probably been thependants of a necklace, as shell and glass beads were found nearthe neck of the skeleton. The best preserved specimen is shownin natural size in figure 14. The shovel-shaped nose, curved back,and the large dorsal fin give it somewhat the appearance of aporpoise or a dolphin. The tail and the dorsal, ventral, and anal finsare carved in relief. The eye is represented by a dot within a circle,and in addition to a well-defined decorative band there are tracesof two other bands on the eroded portion of the shell. The figurehas two holes for the passage of a suspending cord, one on each sideof the dorsal fin, the lower openings being midway between theventral and the anal <^^ IT UJ Fig. 14.—Shell pendant of fish form found with Skeleton 53. The fish figure found with the one just described is practicallya duplicate in size and form; but there are minor differences, suchas the spacing of the fins and the drilling. The position of thesuspension holes is the same, but on the lower surface the openingsare nearer together than in the first specimen. None of the threedecorative bands is well preserved, but the one near the centralportion of the body, and the third, extending from the upper portionof the ventral fin to the back, are more clearly defined than theremaining one. 42 MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
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