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Title: Indians of Manhattan Island and vicinity /
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925.
Subjects: Manhattan Indians Indians of North America
Publisher: (New York) : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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rs Harbor, Staten Island, had a rounded, neatly carved head.This specimen, however, seems to be unique. Pottery Stamps, perhaps of antler or bone but which may be of wood,seem to have been used, judging by the decorations of many potterysherds. A pottery stamp, carved from antler, was found slightly east ofthis region, at Dosoris, Glen Cove, Long Island, by Mr. M. R. Harring-ton, and is now in the Museum collection. Trade Articles. In spite of the frequent mention by old writers of barter of Europeanfor Indian goods, the amount of trade material found is small indeed.While it is abundant in the Iroquoian area, all that has ever been foundhere consists of a few round-socketed iron tomahawks, iron hoes, brass orcopper arrow points of various styles, a little porcelain, a few glass beads, IXDIAXS OF MAXIIATTAX ISLAXI) Venetian and plain, and some old pipes, aotably those stamped R.Tippet on the bowl. All these articles are very rare here, and for thisno adequate explanation can be given.
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LOCATION OF THE NEW YORK COASTAL ALGONKIN AND THEIR NEIGHBORS K KSI MK. The area treated of in this paper was inhabited during historictimes by the following tribes:1 On the map above, these tribes are shown together with tin- bong Island and other neighboringtribes as indicated bv Beam-hump in the map accompanying his Aboriginal Occupation of NewYork, New York State Museum, Bulletin Albany, 1900. 46 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLETS A. The Lenni Lenape, or Delaware, ranging from the RaritanRiver, including Staten Island, to Saugerties on the west bank of theHudson. Raritan or Assanhican. Hackensack. Tappan. Aquakanonk. Haverstraw. Waranawankong. B. The Wappinger Confederacy ranging along the east bank of theHudson, eastward to Connecticut, from Manhattan Island. Rechgawawank or Manhattan. Siwanoy. Weckquaskeck. Wappinger. C. Montauk or Matouwack Confederacy.Canarsie. These tribes were surrounded on all sides by neighbors of the samestock, who differed somewhat in their language and cult

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