. Bulletin. Ethnology. 292 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 174 1932, p. 185). On present evidence, it is impossible to be certain whether our specimens are copies, trade pieces, or merely happen to resemble the types cited (pi. 47, c). Two other beads from momid 17, one from basin 1, the other from basin 2, are flat or nearly so, with dressed edges, and were evidently cut from heavier pieces of unidentified shell. They are 12 to 14 mm. in diameter and 2 to 3 mm. thick. One has a , hole, the other is mibored. They closely resemble in size and appearance the speci- mens from the "
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 292 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 174 1932, p. 185). On present evidence, it is impossible to be certain whether our specimens are copies, trade pieces, or merely happen to resemble the types cited (pi. 47, c). Two other beads from momid 17, one from basin 1, the other from basin 2, are flat or nearly so, with dressed edges, and were evidently cut from heavier pieces of unidentified shell. They are 12 to 14 mm. in diameter and 2 to 3 mm. thick. One has a , hole, the other is mibored. They closely resemble in size and appearance the speci- mens from the "shell bead burials" or ossuaries of southern Nebraska (Strong, 1935, pp. 116-124). Pendants of whole shell.—There are 11 of these, the only modifica- tion of the shell being that acliieved in the process of perforating for suspension. Characteristically, the perforating was done by rubbing down the back at, or immediately below, the umbo until a small usually somewhat irregular opening 4 to 10 mm. in maximum diameter had been made into the interior (pi. 46, 2). Two specimens differ in that each has a deep narrow cut transverse to the long axis of the shell, just below the umbo (pi. 47, «, 5). Shells under 45 to 50 mm. in maximum diameter seem to have been preferred, though two broken specimens must have considerably exceeded this figure. All are weathered and chalky, and little or no evidence of string wear can be detected at the edges of the perforations. Among the shells so used are Q. pustulosaprasina (7), P. coccineum (2), and A. costata (1). There are 5 specimens from mound 17, basin 2 (including 2 from pit D), 3 from mound 17, basin 1, 2 from mound 17, pit 8, and 1 from pit Figure 58.—Notched and incised shell from basin 2, mound 17, Tobias site. (USNM 388931.) Actual 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 per
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