Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 195
s made by cuttingaway a portion of the body whorl and removing the columella.The beak was carefully rounded and made into a wide spout toaid in emptying the vessel or to serve as a place to drink from 182 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. the vessel. This shell container is quite large,… … FIG. 68 — Drinking cup made of Ocean shell. (Length eight and one-half inches.) These drinking vessels were always placed in the crematedburials upsidedown, the orifices resting upon the bottom of theprepared grave, indicating that nothing in the way of food ordrink had been placed in the container…
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