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have been composed of four shallow horizontal impressions 

 three-fourths of an inch apart and one-fourth of an inch wide, 

 indented every eighth of an inch by perpendicular incisions. 

 The three-fourths of an inch space between the incised bands is 

 decorated by a zigzag row of small holes pressed in with a 

 small, round-pointed tool, held at an angle of seventy-five de- 

 grees (see text, figure 2). Beneath this is a two-inch square 



Fig. 2. rrobable method used in making 

 the zigzag row of decorations on pot- 

 tery. 



checkerboard design surrounded by the quarter-inch wide pat- 

 tern described above. Adjoining this is a small triangular- 

 shaped decoration of indentations, then a diamond-shaped 

 checkered pattern, in size and design similar to the square. 



Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are of simple design. Nos. 3 and 4 were prob- 

 ably incised with the finger nails. The pattern on No. 5 is made 

 with a two-pronged incisor. On No. 6 are two rows of indenta- 

 tions different in shape from any of the others. These are 

 crotchet-shaped impressions, and look as though made with the 

 proximal end of a small fish rib. No. 10 shows the most elab- 

 orate decoration, apparently made chiefly with a four-notched 

 tool, with a decoration on the inside of the rim as well. All of 

 the pottery shows an advanced stage in the ceramic and decora- 

 tive arts. The arrow-points shown are all well made. About 

 fifteen were found close to the grave along with the pottery. 

 No painted pottery was found, and no boleadores. 



The pipe shown in the text, figures 3 and 4, is the only one 

 the writer heard of being found anywhere along the Pata- 

 gonian coast. This was presented to him by Mr. John Rudd, at 



