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[pg 179]SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION—BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY.

ART IN SHELL
OF THE
ANCIENT AMERICANS.

BY
WILLIAM H. HOLMES.

[pg 181]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 ...