Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 179
y the body of the jaw with the teeth inserted. Twoholes on each side of the symphysis perforate the jaw, and wereno doubt used for attachment. Another interesting ornament is shown in Fig. 43, which ismade of the upper jaw or superior maxillary bones, and was madeby cutting the bone from the face… … attachment was made through the posterior palatine canal which had been enlarged by bor- ing. Not only were humanjaws utilized for ornament■but those of the mountainlion, wild cat and bear werefrequently met with. Fig.44 shows a lower jaw of themountain lion which wastaken from one of the buri-als.…
History · Archaeology
Internet Archive · Allen County Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
