GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES. '81 7 



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Fig. 178. Fig. 181. 



Long diameter of 177, 2^^ inches. 

 Long diameter of 178, 1-^ inches. 

 Long diameter of 179, 1-^g inches. 

 Long diameter of 180, 1-^% inches. 



181. A perforated cylinder, of drab color, beautifully polished. This 

 is a larger bore than is usual in West Indian specimens. The ancient 

 lapidaries of this area excelled in the fineness of their perforations. 



Length, l-j^ inches. 



182. A stone ring, ovoid in outline, pierced by 

 a double countersink in the middle. Stones of 



the same treatment are found in Porto Eico too ' 



heavy for a man to lift, which are undoubtedly 

 unfinished collars. Length, 3 inches. ■ 



Fig. 183. A stone ring of great asymmetry. ; . -', 



This perforation was probably made by pecking, I 

 its faces being rubbed down afterwards. v 



Dimensions, 5^ x lyi,- inches. %■ 



Fig. 184. A stone ring of still greater finish. 

 Were it not for the material one might suppose ^'^ ^^'' 



M. Guesde had collected the specimen on the Santa Barbara Islands, 

 in California. These rings have caused considerable guessing among 

 arch.eologists, who call them whorls, digging- stick weights, casse- 

 tetes, etc. 



Diameter, 4^ inches. 



S. Mis. 33 52 



