The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2

Name: The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2
Author: Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)

Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)

Indians of North America -- Antiquities; Stone age -- North America

FIG. 348. (S. 1–6.) This is a group of interesting problematical forms
    showing type specimens from Indiana. The double crescent in the
    centre is one of the finest of its class I have ever seen. On either
    side are two ridged gorgets, the elevation being horn-like in
    character. Some tubular pipes from California are shown at the top.
    Some of the ornaments are quite unusual. The light-colored one to
    the left of the lower part of the double crescent is made of galena.
    The bar-amulet, just below the central tubular pipe, is a fine
    specimen. Collection of Leslie W. Hills, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 349. (S. 2–3.) Problematical forms from the collection of Beloit
    College, Wisconsin. The two objects in the centre are not unlike
    Ohio Valley forms, but the upper one to the left and the one in the
    lower right-hand corner are typical of Wisconsin. These two are made
    of mottled granite and beautifully worked.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 350. (S. about 1–2.) Types of finished problematical forms. Ohio
    Valley. Of these four winged stones, I would call attention to the
    one in the lower right-hand corner. It is very unusual to find an
    object with wings so short that it appears more like a reel on which
    to wind cord than a true problematical stone. It is believed that it
    originally had longer wings, but these becoming broken, were ground
    down until nothing remained but what appears in the present
    specimen. The object is fully finished, and highly polished.
    Phillips Academy collection, Andover, Massachusetts.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 351. (S. 1–3.) A group of winged objects from the collection of
    Leslie W. Hills, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Material: banded slate and
    black slate. One or two are not entirely completed. An imitation of
    horns in stone is shown in the lower specimen. These antler-shaped
    stones are not uncommon, although one as pronounced as this type is
    rare. It is possible that they were part of a head-dress, as the
    perforation would indicate it was worn with the points extending
    upwards.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 352. (S. 2–5.) Found in Indiana. Material: banded slate. Handle,
    hickory. Phillips Academy collection.
]




                              CHAPTER XXI
                    GROUND STONE—PROBLEMATICAL FORMS


    PICK AND CRESCENT, THE BOAT-SHAPED, BAR-FORMS, ETC.—CONCLUSIONS

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The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2

Moorehead, Warren K. (Warren King)

Indians of North America -- Antiquities; Stone age -- North America

FIG. 348. (S. 1–6.) This is a group of interesting problematical forms
    showing type specimens from Indiana. The double crescent in the
    centre is one of the finest of its class I have ever seen. On either
    side are two ridged gorgets, the elevation being horn-like in
    character. Some tubular pipes from California are shown at the top.
    Some of the ornaments are quite unusual. The light-colored one to
    the left of the lower part of the double crescent is made of galena.
    The bar-amulet, just below the central tubular pipe, is a fine
    specimen. Collection of Leslie W. Hills, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 349. (S. 2–3.) Problematical forms from the collection of Beloit
    College, Wisconsin. The two objects in the centre are not unlike
    Ohio Valley forms, but the upper one to the left and the one in the
    lower right-hand corner are typical of Wisconsin. These two are made
    of mottled granite and beautifully worked.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 350. (S. about 1–2.) Types of finished problematical forms. Ohio
    Valley. Of these four winged stones, I would call attention to the
    one in the lower right-hand corner. It is very unusual to find an
    object with wings so short that it appears more like a reel on which
    to wind cord than a true problematical stone. It is believed that it
    originally had longer wings, but these becoming broken, were ground
    down until nothing remained but what appears in the present
    specimen. The object is fully finished, and highly polished.
    Phillips Academy collection, Andover, Massachusetts.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 351. (S. 1–3.) A group of winged objects from the collection of
    Leslie W. Hills, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Material: banded slate and
    black slate. One or two are not entirely completed. An imitation of
    horns in stone is shown in the lower specimen. These antler-shaped
    stones are not uncommon, although one as pronounced as this type is
    rare. It is possible that they were part of a head-dress, as the
    perforation would indicate it was worn with the points extending
    upwards.
]

[Illustration:

  FIG. 352. (S. 2–5.) Found in Indiana. Material: banded slate. Handle,
    hickory. Phillips Academy collection.
]




                              CHAPTER XXI
                    GROUND STONE—PROBLEMATICAL FORMS


    PICK AND CRESCENT, THE BOAT-SHAPED, BAR-FORMS, ETC.—CONCLUSIONS

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