TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Words that were printed in italics are marked with _ _. Printing and spelling errors have been corrected. A list of these corrections can be found at the end of the document. Inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation and between the List of Illustrations and the actual titles of Plates have not been corrected. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION----BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. ART IN SHELL OF THE ANCIENT AMERICANS. BY WILLIAM H. HOLMES. CONTENTS. Page. Introductory 185 Implements and utensils 189 Unworked shells 189 Vessels 192 Spoons 198 Knives 201 Celts 203 Scrapers 205 Agricultural implements 207 Fishing appliances 207 Weapons 210 Tweezers 211 Ornaments 213 Pins 213 Beads 219 Perforated shells 219 Discoidal beads 221 Massive beads 223 Tubular beads 226 Runtees 228 Beads as ornaments 230 Beads as currency 234 Mnemonic use of beads 240 Pendants 255 Perforated plates 264 Engraved gorgets 267 The cross 268 The scalloped disk 273 The bird 280 The spider 286 The serpent 289 The human face 293 The human figure 297 ILLUSTRATIONS.