Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . two, as previously mentioned, were found by MrBell. Of the ten examples six portray the body of a bird as itappears with wings folded; the other four represent the wingsextended, and in each specimen the other main physical featuresare likewise indicated. Figure 9 shows one of a series of six bird-shaped pendants ofshell, similar in general form, found near theneck of Skeleton 36. They vary somewhatin shape and size. These shell effigies repre-sent the owl; two of them show the eyes andthe beak. There is no evidence of decorationon t
Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey . two, as previously mentioned, were found by MrBell. Of the ten examples six portray the body of a bird as itappears with wings folded; the other four represent the wingsextended, and in each specimen the other main physical featuresare likewise indicated. Figure 9 shows one of a series of six bird-shaped pendants ofshell, similar in general form, found near theneck of Skeleton 36. They vary somewhatin shape and size. These shell effigies repre-sent the owl; two of them show the eyes andthe beak. There is no evidence of decorationon the body portions. The hole for thesuspension of the pendants passes through the neck, and it is evident that the objects had been worn a longtime, as the ends of the beads with which they were strung haveabraded the sides of all of them. With these six bird pendantswere 237 shell beads, and two shell pendants in the form of fish. The bird shown in figure 10, which is rather massive and hasextended wings, was found in association with small shell and glass. Fig. 9.—Shell owl figurefound with Skeleton 36.
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