Fig. 135.—Gorget, boat-shape.
Fig. 136.—Gorget resembling boat-shape stone.
The last three varieties may be considered as only modifications of the simple rectangular banner stones. By rounding off the corners of the articles or dressing them to sharp points, by cutting away portions from the sides or by trimming away the central portions at either or both ends of the perforations, all these different forms may be produced.
Fig. 137.—Banner stone.
Fig. 138.—Banner stone.
A. A typical specimen is illustrated in [figure 137]. It is of slate, and was taken from a mound in Kanawha valley, West Virginia. Another good example, shown in [figure 138], is of sandy slate, from a grave in Monroe county, Tennessee. The geographic range of this type is wide, though the objects are not abundant.
| District. | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery county, North Carolina | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 2 | |||||
| Hancock county, Illinois | 1 | |||||
| Savannah, Georgia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eastern Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| KEY: A = Granite. B = Steatite. C = Slate. D = Sandstone. E = Compact quartzite. F = Diorite. | ||||||