Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . mound number 8, and were identi-fied by them as the manatus, a marine animal, which is,of course, entirely foreign to Ohio. A number of finesculptured pipes of the otter, several displaying theirmarked characteristic by holding fish in their mouths,were found in the Tremper mound in the lower Sciotovalley. These pipes, unmistakably the otter, are verysimilar to those identified by Squier and Davis as themanatus. PLAIN PLATFORM PIPES The platform pipe shown as Fig. 51 was foundalong with the above-described image pipes, inburial number 6 of mound nu
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . mound number 8, and were identi-fied by them as the manatus, a marine animal, which is,of course, entirely foreign to Ohio. A number of finesculptured pipes of the otter, several displaying theirmarked characteristic by holding fish in their mouths,were found in the Tremper mound in the lower Sciotovalley. These pipes, unmistakably the otter, are verysimilar to those identified by Squier and Davis as themanatus. PLAIN PLATFORM PIPES The platform pipe shown as Fig. 51 was foundalong with the above-described image pipes, inburial number 6 of mound number 18. It is made ofOhio pipestone, of a dark gray color, the platform beingwell curved, rectangular, with slightly rounded corners,and 4 inches in length. The top of the platform isslightly concave, while the bottom is decidedly bowl is greatly enlarged at the platform, graduallylessens toward the center, and then expands into a rimat the top, where it is decorated by 6 deep notches. The Exploration of the Mound City Group 521. Fig. 51. Plain platform pipe with decorated bowl. rim of the pipe thus presents something of flowerform. Another plain platform pipe, from the same graveas the above, is shown in Fig. 52. This specimen, likethe otter pipe, is made from a conglomerate. Its plat-form is but 3 inches in length, and only slightly curved.
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