Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . FlG. 65—Flint arrow points. (Two-thirds size.) burial in small bags made of woven fabric. The graphite prob-ably comes from the North Carolina district. Explorations of the Edwin Harness Mound. 181 OBJECTS MADE OF SHELL. Objects of shell, for the .most part, were made of oceanshells, though the shells of the fresh water mussels were used inmaking spoons with small handles, which were beautifully andsymmetrically made. The pearls taken from the mussels werealso used as ornaments. For some reason the ocean shells sup-plied their aboriginal wants and
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . FlG. 65—Flint arrow points. (Two-thirds size.) burial in small bags made of woven fabric. The graphite prob-ably comes from the North Carolina district. Explorations of the Edwin Harness Mound. 181 OBJECTS MADE OF SHELL. Objects of shell, for the .most part, were made of oceanshells, though the shells of the fresh water mussels were used inmaking spoons with small handles, which were beautifully andsymmetrically made. The pearls taken from the mussels werealso used as ornaments. For some reason the ocean shells sup-plied their aboriginal wants and needs better than the shellsfound at their very door. The ocean shells were doubtless. Fig. 67 —Gorgets made of argilite. (Two-thirds size.) brought to their settlements in the rough state, and they werethen made into such objects as were needed. Large containers, or drinking cups, were made from theseshells as shown in Figs. 68 and 69. The shell shown in is known as the Fulgur Perversum, and was made by cuttingaway a portion of the body whorl and removing the beak was carefully rounded and made into a wide spout toaid in emptying the vessel or to serve as a place to drink from 182 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. the vessel. This shell container is quite large, measuring eightand one-half inches in length by six inches in width at the widestpart. The apex, sutures and periphery are cut and polished sothat the vessel appears perfectly smooth both inside and out.
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