912 PAPERS RELATING TO ANTHROPOLOGY. 



width of seat, 2 feet 1 inch ; height of seat, 1 foot 7 inches ; sole of foot 

 to knee, 1 foot 2 inches ; arm and hand, 2 feet 1 inch ; greatest girth 

 of body, 3 feet 11 inches; greatest girth of base, 5 feet 11 inches ; girth 

 of neck under chin, 3 feet 6 inches; girth of arm, 1 foot 4^ inches; 

 height of head from shoulder, 1 foot 2i inches ; across knees, 1 foot 2i 

 inches ; knee to back of figure, 1 foot 10J inches. 



I also shipped to the museum a figure, supposed to be that of a mon- 

 key. The head only is distinct. It was found in a cacao plantation, 

 about one-half mile northwest of Moyogalpa. This figure is said by the 

 natives to have been worshipped by their ancestors. 



The burial urns and their contents and accompanying objects of clay, 

 bone, shells, and human remains were all found in two localities, which 

 are called, for convenience in reference, graves Nos. 1 and 2, although 

 it must be understood that each was a burial ground of some extent, and 

 not a simple grave. 



Grave No. 1 was located some 400 or 500 yards from the spot where 

 the idol last mentioned was found, being more to the southwest and 

 nearer the shore of the lake. It was situated in a plantain patch owned 

 by an Indian. 



The fact that the spot was exposed to the direct rays of the tropical 

 sun rendered it a trying place to work, and I have nothing but praise 

 for the three men (Indians) who toiled faithfully day after day in the 

 excavations at this place. 



The surface ground here is of rich loamy soil about 8 inches in depth, 

 under which is a bed of sand nearly 2 feet in depth. Underlying this sand 

 is a hard bed of ashes and grit, through which the excavations did not 

 penetrate. 



The burial urns were of two general classes, round and shoe-shaped. 



The natives call the former " Olkis," and the latter " Burrugm." 



Although carefully packed in soft grass, all the large vessels that I 

 secured were badly broken, and at the time of writing only two of them 

 have been mended so that measurements can be taken. 



No. 01,713 was the first vessel encountered, and was found covering 

 the mouth of a large shoe-shaped urn, being inverted over the same. It 

 is a large basiu-shaped dish, round at the bottom, being 7 inches deep 

 and 18£ broad. 



No. 01,712 was also used as a cover to an urn of similar shape. It 

 has a flaring rim at the top, and foot at the bottom, and is 14£ inches 

 high by 18 broad at the top. 



No. 01,714 was a rather small round urn. 



No. 01,708. A shoe shaped urn which is being restored. 



No. 01,710 is a round deep urn. 



No. 01,711 is a round medium-sized urn. 



No. 01,709 is a shoe-shaped vessel. 



No. 01,750 is a shoe-shaped vessel. 



No. 01,707 is a small urn, made of the same material as the preced- 



