A. One end flattened and expanding into a wing on either side. This class is illustrated by [figure 154] (from Kanawha valley, West Virginia). The corners of this specimen have been trimmed off; the typical form is indicated by the dotted lines. There are also from the same locality one of quartzite, and from Ross county, Ohio, one of sandstone.
B. Conical; the bore more tapering than the exterior. Represented by the specimen shown in [figure 155], of sandstone, from a mound in Kanawha valley, West Virginia.
| District. | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevier county, Tennessee | 1 | |||
| Savannah, Georgia | 1 | |||
| Western North Carolina | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 2 | 1 | ||
| KEY: A = Sandstone. B = Steatite. C = Slate. D = Clay slate. | ||||
C. Hour-glass shape, usually but not always with a narrow ring or projection around the smallest part. Exterior with gently curving outlines; the perforation is usually in the form of a double cone, with the points at the smallest part of the tube, which may or may not be midway between the ends. A good specimen, illustrated in [figure 156], is of steatite, from Sevier county, Tennessee.
D. Of nearly uniform diameter inside and out; section circular, elliptical, or flattened on one side. This form is exemplified by [figure 157], a specimen from North Carolina. There are also one each from Caldwell, Haywood, and Montgomery counties, North Carolina, all of slate.
Fig. 154.—Tube, one end flattened.
Fig. 155.—Tube, conical.
E. Round or elliptical in section, ¾ to 2½ inches long; probably beads. The collection includes specimens from Bradley county, Tennessee, of steatite; from Savannah, Georgia, of ferruginous sandstone; and from Union county, Mississippi, of jasper.