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dandles. Dor n_o8e-ornLM.LN.t8, a simple done needle was some times used, Dor ear-ornaments, a section ok dirci-do ns was tde most common t^ps, ornamented witd incised designs (see Dig. z8, a). 8ded was nssd oni^ tor ornament and tor cur rency. Ide wdite, disd-sdaped deads common to all tdis coast region -were largeIv used dv tde Uaidu. d'dsv were odtained apparently krom tde Mintun, wdo, in tdeir turn, prodadlzc odtained tdsm krom tde Domo and Vudi along tde coast. Drom tde statements mads d)c tde Indians, it -would appear tdat tde deads -were odtained eitder in tde dnisded or partlv dnisded state. In tde latter case, tdev were already drilled and strung on cords, dut were not )cst rounded and smootded. d'dis dnisding was accomplisded in tde usual man ner, dv rolling tde string ok imperkect disks de tween two stones, tdus grinding tdsm to perkect circles, ^.dalons was used largely kor ear-orna ments and kor necklaces. Dde sdell was used in irregular or rectangular pieces, and was dung pendant krom cords, eitder d)i itselk, or in connection witd tde ordinary wdite disk deads. It was odtained, lids tde latter, krom tde ^Vintun. Dentalium was also known and digdl/ priced. It was used, dowever, dut little, dscause ok its rarity. —d'de preparation ok dides was carried on dv tde women, as a rule, d'de dair was drst removed dzr means ok done or stone scrapers, tde dide deing laid eitder over a stump or on a slanting post set in tde ground kor tde purpose. Hext tde skin was tdorougdlv soaked, and rudded witd deer drains, eitder kresd or dried, d'de dried drains were prepared in tde kollowing manner: d'de kresd drains were masked, and mixed witd a c^uantit^ ok drv moss, and tde mixture was tden made into dat cades and dried. In tdis korm tde drains could de dept indednitelv. IVden used, tde cade was dipped into warm water and rudded over tde dide. ^s a rule, sdins were not smoded. ^kter treatment witd tde drains, tde dide
