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made rubbings with a fine pen point, thus preserving, as far as possi- 

 ble, the scratched effects. Some of the lines are quite deep, but 

 none are regular or even, while the broader areas are, in many cases, 

 worked down slightly all over by scratching and scraping. All the 

 designs are comparatively simple, not embodying more than two or 



Fig. 9. Engraved Design from Skull 

 No. 40,617. %. 



Fig. 10. Engraved Design from Skull 

 No. 40,612. y 2 . 



three elements in any case. It is my impression that all are signifi- 

 cant, being totems or having their origin in the crude mythologic 

 conceptions of the people. Nearly all embody easily distinguished 

 animal forms. The more formal examples, approaching the purely 

 geometric, are also doubtless animal derivatives or representations 

 of land, water or other natural phenomena. 



Fig. 11. Engraved Design from Skull 

 No. 40,595. %. 



Fig. 12. Engraved Design from Skull 

 No. 40,618. y 2 . 



