THE FIGURE CA R \ I NG AND FEATHER WORK OF COLOMBIA 7 



a heavy black cape thrown about his 

 shoulders and a dark felt hat covering 

 his oily black hair. The little men and 

 women were two dollars each, but I 

 finally paid forty cents for them ! 

 Later he came back to me with some 

 wax figures, even more perfect in fea- 

 ture and dress than were the wooden 

 ones. These I obtained for less than 

 he had intended to charge me for the 

 carvings ! 



About a week later I became ac- 

 quainted with a little old man named 

 Arroyo. He was about five feet tall, 

 thin and slightly bent, with a low sad 

 little voice. His skin was dark and 

 his face heavily grown with a black 

 beard, mustache, and side-boards to 

 match. Through his big gold spec- 

 tacles two squinty merry eyes looked 



out at you. His dress consisted of a 

 once white shirt and collar, a long 

 black coat and a flat comical derby 

 hat. 



I was sitting in my room one even- 

 ing about six o'clock when a timid 

 hand knocked upon the door. This 

 was my first meeting with little Ar- 

 royo, and as he entered he handed me 

 a card which caused me to smile at the 

 wording and spelling, but he was my 

 friend from that minute. It read : 



"ABRAHAM ARROYO, 



FEUTHER PICTURE MAKER. 



THE BEST OE AMERICA." 



He had brought some of his feather 

 work with him and it was indeed a 

 levelation. Perfect in combination of 

 colors and beautiful in design, Arroyo 

 is a born artist. Miniature birds and 



MINIATURE GROUPS OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS. 

 In a bright light, these are beautifully iridescent. 



