Aug. 1897. Preservation, Etc., 01 Papuan Crania. — Holmes. 43 



The manner of securing the teeth is illustrated in several of the 

 plates and especially in PI. XI, which represents a portion of skull 

 No. 40,607. Fig. 1 is intended to show the peculiar knottings or 



Fig. 1. Manner of Looping Cord in Fastening Teeth (Enlarged). 



loopings employed. The cord is fastened around the back molar on 

 one side, and carried along, inclosing each tooth in turn, in a loop, 

 making a very effective fastening when the cord is tightly drawn 

 and attached to the back molar of the other side. As indicated 

 in PI. XI, the teeth (see third upper molar) are held in place even 

 after becoming entirely loose in the sockets. The cord, shown actual 

 size in this plate, is made of palm fiber and is well twisted and even. 

 The lower jaw was secured at the right and left by heavy twisted 

 cords or palm splints, which were passed several times through a hole 

 drilled in the ramus just below the sigmoid notch and carried over 



Fig. 2. 



Original Fastening, b ; Broken out at c. 

 Carried Around Jaw, a. l / 2 . 



Second Fastening 



the zygomatic arch. The fastening was completed by binding the 

 strands tightly around the middle portion, as indicated in Fig. 2 and 

 in some of the plates. Fig. 2 illustrates an instance in which the 



