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fallen from the roof, was found part of tlie skeleton of a man. 

 He had been crushed probably by the descending mass. Scattered 

 about in such a way as to show that they had been strung to- 

 gether, were some forty large canine teeth of the cave bear, an 

 animal now extinct. The teeth 

 were perforated, and several 

 were carved — not poorly — 

 with animal and other de- 

 signs. This necklace must 

 have been originally a fine 

 affair, and it is a good exam- 

 ple of trophy-wearing. Nat- 

 urally, what happens in hunt- 

 ing life may also occur in war. 

 There, too, parts of enemies 

 slain in battle may be worn 

 as trophies. In the Louisade 

 Archipelago, bracelets made 

 of the jawbone and clavicle 

 of foes killed in war were 

 worn by warriors. Nearly all 

 North American tribes for- 

 merly took scalps, which were 

 worked up as fringes for gar- 

 ments, head-dresses, or other 

 articles of ornamental dress. 

 Trophies of the chase or of 

 war were, we firmly believe, 

 the first objects of decoration, 

 and their only purpose was to 

 render conspicuous the indi- 

 viduality of their wearer. 

 Later the idea of beauty in 

 ornament arose, and with it a f kj. 2.-0rnamental Apron made of Tofcan- 



host of objects which were not bones. Mundurucu Indians, South America. 



trophies came to be worn. 



In examining the objects of ornament worn by savage, bar- 

 barous, and civilized tribes, we find a marvelous varietj^ of mate- 

 rials and designs. We are amazed at the ingenuity displayed in 

 making the most unpromising materials into things of beauty. 

 Through this impulse of personal vanity — the wish to emphasize 

 his individuality — man has been led to make many interesting 

 discoveries and to develop many important arts. A dude is not 

 a pleasant object ; but, after all, the motive which has produced 

 him has been of vast service in the world's progress. We will 

 consider some instructive examples of ornament. The animal, 



