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paint so as to give them a hideous expression ; and bands of cotton were 

 bound lirmly above and below the muscular part of the arms and legs 

 so as to cause them to swell to a disproportioned size." (Irvmg's Colum- 

 bus, I, 333.) Height, 31 inches. 



Flc. 205. 



Figs. 20G, 207. Spoon and cup carved from the guava fruit. The 

 spoon and mug are botli of European form, but it would be exceedingly 

 interesting to obtain some of the ancient forms. It is more than prob- 

 able that the gourd and jicara fruit and cocoa played an important part 

 in this portion of the economy of the ancient Caribs. 



Fig. 208. In this figure is represented an inscribed slab found in a 

 portion of Guadeloupe, properly so called. It weighs several tons and 



