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170 Shell Pendant or Ornament of perforated shell, small copper ball at bottom. Indian grave, Cayuga, Co., N. Y. Very rare. 171 Necklace of 37 objects: glass beads, bits of copper and catlinite or red pipe stone cut in fanciful form; of great interest and rarity. Springport, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 173 Wampum Treaty Belt. This rare relic was found with three others, by Mr. Wm. W. Adams, at the old Fleming farm, East Cayuga, Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1888. One of the four is now in the British Museum; the present ownership of the other two is unknown to me. This belt, the fourth of the find, is 2 ft. 3 in. in length and 2½ in. wide; it contains 1,600 beads; the outer or border row is made from red glass beads (wampum size); inside the border are seven rows of the genuine shell wampum or Wampumpeague of the Colonial period; 12 fanciful designs of dark and yellow beads at intervals in its length. Very rare and desirable. 174 Shell Beads, etc. A card, 8½ × 9 in., containing an outer string of 110 perforated shell beads, ⅜ × ½ in. in size; an inner string of 150, more or less, perforated sea-shells; another string of 15 large and small shell beads from Spang Mound, East Tennessee; and two splendid examples of the rotary arrow points in black flint and yellowish chert, both perfect. Rare. Lot. 175 String of Shell Beads, from burial mound, Ga.; another string of very small perforated shell-money from the South Sea Islands. Mounted, rare. 2 pcs 176 Mounted colored Shells, shell discs. Georgia. 2 pcs 177 String of small thin perforated Beads, too numerous to count, with one large flat bead 1⅜ in. diameter. Total length of string about 28 in. Rare. San Miguel Island, Cal. Lot. 178 String of six enormous perforated shell beads, two are 1½ in. long and broad, from Lake Creek Mound, Tenn. String of 23 flat perforated shell discs, Tennessee River, near Nashville. 2 pcs 179 Shell Hair Pins. Two very fine examples of these rare relics made from the columella of the Conch Shell or strombus, one 7, the other 6½ in. long; small string of 31 Shell Beads; string of 11 Beads; also on the card a fine Spear Head of dark stone, 4¾ in. long. Choice and rare lot, all from Georgia. All mounted. 5 pcs 180 Shell Beads. String of large perforated Beads; string of 40 beads, from mound near Cartersville, Ga. Rare. 2 pcs 181 Bone or porcelain Beads from Indian grave, Rocky Mountains. String of 42 oblong polished beads; another, smaller size, all very fine and rare. 2 pcs 182 Bone and Shell Necklace, one of each, very handsome. Georgia. 2 lots 183 Shell Necklace of 21 perf. beads, 22 in. in length. Very choice. Mound near Hardin, Calhoun Co., Ill. 184 Curious Necklace of 56 perf. shells, each ground flat, about 20 in. in length; fine example from burial site, mouth Illinois River, Lincoln Co., Ill. 185 Shell Ornaments. One large perf. shell; two fine semi-lunar neck ornaments, ⅜ × 4 in. long. Fine iridescence. California. 3 pcs 186 Stone Beads. Sixteen polished, perforated stone beads, greenish color, two very large. Rare. Santa Barbara, Cal. 187 Shell Beads. Three strings of Shell Beads. Fine and perfect specimens. New Madrid Co., Mo.; Calhoun Co., Ill. and mound, Calhoun Co., Ill. 3 pcs 188 Crinoid Beads, etc. Strings Crinoid and shell beads from grave, Calhoun Co., Ill., burial mound, Pike Co., Mo. and San Miguel, Cal. 5 pcs 189 Bone Beads. Five bone beads, ⅜ to 1¼ in. (human?). Stanley, Ark. 5 pcs 190 Shell and Glass. One small string fresh water shells, two strings of red and blue, long glass beads. Surface finds, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Rare. 3 pcs 191 Wampum and Baldrick beads. String of 112 pcs genuine wampum, in blue and white variety, exceedingly rare; another string of 16 pcs, shell baldrick beads, one 4½ in. in length. All perforated, exceeding fine and rare lot, from graves, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 2 pcs 192 Obsidian. Core from which knives have been chipped, 2½ × 3½ in. Fine and scarce specimen. Mexico. 193 Tomahawk. Iron, time of French and Indian wars; Seneca Falls, N. Y. 6 in. length, width of blade 3½ in. Fine and rare.

EFFIGY PIPES, ETC.

194	Large Calumet or Peace Pipe of steatite. Head of an animal, sharp pointed nose, very large stem aperture. Size, 3½ × 4½ in., a little rubbed on one side, otherwise perfect. From Silver Creek, near Morgantown, N. C.
195	Bird Pipe. Dark stone, head of a hawk carved on bowl, perforation for suspension. A remarkable specimen of these now rare types. Randolph Co., Tenn. 2½ × 3½ in.
196	Frog Pipe. Grayish stone, body and head of a frog with open mouth to receive pipe-stem. Size, 3 × 5 in. Perfect, fine and very rare type. Scott Co., Ky.
197	Calumet or Council Pipe. Duck’s head and general outline of that bird, incised lines for wings, etc. Large bowl and stem for aperture. Size, 3¾ × 8 in. Greenish micaceous stone. Rare and valuable. For illustration, see C. C. Jones’s “History of the Southern Indians.” Bastow Co., Ga.
198	Massive Calumet or Council Pipe. Steatite, stem square 2 in. each way, the bowl rises at a slight outward angle, top broken at one corner. 5 × 5 in. Very heavy and remarkable example (see C. C. Jones’s History, etc.). Rare. Cherokee Co., Ga.
199	Calumet. Similar to last in form and material, but smaller, being 2¼ × 4 in., top of bowl damaged at two corners. Rare. Hightower River, Ga.
200	Platform or Peace Pipe. Very large and curious form, the pipe proper lies on a base with rounded edges, large bowl and stem apertures. Yellowish sandstone. 4 × 4¾ in. Perfect in every respect, unusual and rare type. Union Co., N. C.
201	Mound Builder’s Pipe of pottery, long stem, bowl on centre of stem. 2¾ × 5½ in. A very primitive affair. Rare. From mound, Faulkner Co., Ark.
202	Lodge Pipe. A curiosity, in