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of the domestic pig and the peccary (Dicotyles labiatus). Other 

 similar bracelets in the Museum collection are composed almost 

 entirely of peccary tusks. 



A necklace from the San Bias coast in which the teeth of the 

 trigger-fish (Balistes), are employed, is characteristic of the Tule 

 in the manner of their attachment (Cat. No. 327439, U.S.N.M., 

 pi. 32, No. 3). The pendent section of the necklace comprises a 

 series of alternately two glass beads followed by one tooth. As 

 centrally placed pendants to the necklace there are attached several 

 teeth from the blade of the saw fish (Pristis j)ectinatus) . 



Unique arrangement of the small vertebrae of the ray-fish, 

 " madunwa " (Tule), in the form of a necklace in which each 

 vertebra is strung longitudinally on a cotton cord alternately with 

 clusters of glass beads, each cluster being composed of three small 

 beads, one red, one blue, and one green. The vertebrae are nearly 

 1 cm. in transverse diameter, somewhat larger than the glass beads 

 (Cat. No. 327448, U.S.N.M., pi. 32, No. 4). 



Small necklaces from the San Bias coast are composed of small, 

 uncolored, transparent and amber glass beads throughout their 

 length (Cat. No. 327444, U.S.N.M., pi. 30, No. 1). A series of 

 pendants attached after every second bead averages iy 2 inches in 

 length. The pendants are composed of the front leg-bones of the 

 turtle, " jawoka " (Tule) , and the split dermal plate, " abu 'arrati " 

 (Tule), of turtle. 



A similar necklace with pendants is composed of small amber 

 glass beads, and one large blue glass bead, strung on a cotton neck- 

 lace cord (Cat. No. 327434, U.S.N.M., pi. 30, No. 2). Through- 

 out its central pendent sector and attached to the necklace cord at 

 intervals, with five or six beads intervening, are pendants of short 

 strings to which are attached small split sections of the dermal 

 plate of turtle by a small hole drilled near the thin end of each plate. 



A pendant necklace comprising a long string of small red and 

 dark blue glass beads with pendants of carved sections from the 

 root of the "pagla ukka " (Tule), tree probably has fetishistic 

 significance, as roots of this tree have reputed medicinal qualities, 

 and the root pendants are carved images representing the human 

 figure, various animals, reptiles, and fish (Cat. No. 327449, U.S.N.M., 

 pi. 30, No. 3). 



Monkey teeth are employed in another necklace as pendants, alter- 

 nating with series of from two to foy^blue grass beads (Cat. No. 

 327431, U.S.N.M., pi. 31, No. 1). 



Teeth of several varieties of monkrrT teeth of a small deer, and of 



the agouti, a rodent ( Dasi/prodfiE agouti) , are suspended in the 

 characteristic manner of the Tule on another necklace at intervals 



