Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . 20 — Copper ear orna- FlG. 21 — Copper ear ornament, ment. (Two-thirds size.) (Two-thirds size.) The convex portion of the concavo-convex disk is filled with ayellow clay and the concavo-convex plate is then fitted to one ofthe circular pieces which has been attached to the cylinder con-necting the two sides of the ornament and the edges of the outerconcavo-convex plate are turned over the inner circular plate,and is firmly held in place. The other side is made in the sameway, and frequently when the ornament is finished the two out-side plat
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . 20 — Copper ear orna- FlG. 21 — Copper ear ornament, ment. (Two-thirds size.) (Two-thirds size.) The convex portion of the concavo-convex disk is filled with ayellow clay and the concavo-convex plate is then fitted to one ofthe circular pieces which has been attached to the cylinder con-necting the two sides of the ornament and the edges of the outerconcavo-convex plate are turned over the inner circular plate,and is firmly held in place. The other side is made in the sameway, and frequently when the ornament is finished the two out-side plates are connected to the cylindrical column so that a cordcould be readily passed through the hollow column from oneside to the other. 12 Professor C. C. Willoughby of Harvard University describes theprocess of making the copper ear ornaments in American Anthropolo-gist, Volume 5, 1903.
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