ROASTING SPIT: for cooking meat over the fire inside the house;
stick of wood, notched at one end, other end sharpened to stick
into ground. (Wood, p. 75)
BUTTONS: pewter, made by casting; decorated. (Illustrated in
Willoughby, p. 243, fig. 131)
LARGE PIPES: carved wood, stone (probably soapstone), carvings to
represent men and animals; 2 feet long. (Williams, pp. 72-3)
SMALLER PIPES: soapstone (made in imitation of the English style),
pewter, clay, brass, combinations of these—stone with brass
bound bowl, clay stem with bowl of copper. (Williams, pp. 72-3;
Willoughby, pp. 243-4, 240; Chapin, p. 17; Brereton, p. 38)
PESTLE: for grinding; stone; one example with top carved to
represent an animal’s head. (Bushnell, p. 675; Willoughby, pp.
237-9)
STONE MORTAR: containing material during grinding (corn
specifically mentioned); sized from immovable boulder to a smaller
portable style to cup size (for grinding pigments).
WOODEN MORTAR: used with stone pestle for corn and probably other
uses similar to stone mortar; trough-shaped. (Bushnell, p. 675)
ADZE: woodworking; wood handle and stone head; head smooth and
convex on one side, often double-grooved on the other side for
hafting; sizes run from two to ten inches in length, also with
imported European iron head. (Willoughby, 237-39)
AXE: woodworking; wood handle, stone head; differ quite markedly
in weight, thickness, polish, workmanship, and size; approximately
bi-symmetrical; large ones grooved to hold sinews that bind head
to handle. Iron head; both axe and hatchet size (from Europeans).
(Williams; p. 176; Chapin, pp. 6-7).