. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 56 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM An important mound was excavated during the year by Mr E. R. Burmaster, and a fine type of a mound skull obtained. This mound is in Chautauqua county and is one of the largest of its kind in the State. A unique acquisition and addition to our collection of early religious objects is a crucifix obtained by Miss Pearl Hoppel in an old farmhouse at Fallsburg. It was evidently made by some Delaware or Minsi Indian in the early days and in- deed has two totem animals of the Minsi carved upon. it. The accompanying fig
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 56 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM An important mound was excavated during the year by Mr E. R. Burmaster, and a fine type of a mound skull obtained. This mound is in Chautauqua county and is one of the largest of its kind in the State. A unique acquisition and addition to our collection of early religious objects is a crucifix obtained by Miss Pearl Hoppel in an old farmhouse at Fallsburg. It was evidently made by some Delaware or Minsi Indian in the early days and in- deed has two totem animals of the Minsi carved upon. it. The accompanying fig- ure shows a representation of this object. FOLKLORE The study of the Iroquois rites and folklore was continued with much suc- cess. Valuable additions were made to the notes on the wampum codes and con- dolence ceremony. Mr Albert Cusick, long the helper of and coworker with Dr William M. Beauchamp, and pre- viously the interpreter for Horatio Hall,, was of much assistance in this connec- tion. Mr Cusick is an Onondaga by birth and has long been regarded by the Onondagas, and indeed by all the Six Nations in New York, as their greatest authority on the council rites of the League of the Iroquois. In October,, a few weeks after the Archeologist had completed his notes on tree symbols and myths, Mr Cusick died. This serves as a reminder of the fact that speedy work must be done if any amount of informa- tion is to be recorded. With the death of Chief John Gibson, of the Six Na- tions of Ontario, in October, another native annalist passed beyond reach. Mr Gibson had also been of considerable assistance to this section of the Museum. With the corrections made by Chief Edward Cornplanter on: the Code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca prophet, a manuscript. Crucifix probably carved by Minsi Indians. From Fallsburg, N. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustr
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