556 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1930 



Plate 32 



Aboriginal architectural detail from the country of the Maya illustrating the 

 aboriginal American stone arch, also relief embellishments on the stone walls 

 of a Mayan temple at Chichen Itza. 



Plate 33 



Ceremonial figurines of the Choco Indians of southeastern Panama. 



These figurines carved from a light wood represent devices used by the 

 Choco medicine man or doctor as aids in the curing of disease. The 

 painted designs are characteristic of the aborigines of Darien and appear 

 also on bark cloth. 



Plate 34 



Animal and bird efligies modeled fi*om gutta percha collected by Lieuts. 

 Herndon and Gibbon from Amazonian tribes in 185C. Below: a ceremonial 

 figurine of curved wood from the prehistoric Arawak of Santo Domingo. 



The zoomorphie figurine with aviform headdress is mounted on the end 

 of a staff much like those of the Tule, Bribri, and other tribes of Panama 

 and Costa Rica, although the style of carving resembles modeled life forms 

 appearing on earthenware vessels from the Great Antilles. Collected by W. 

 H. Gabb in a cave in Santo Domingo. Cat. No. 42664, U.S.N.M. 



Plate 35 



On the left is an ancient Peruvian mummy enshrouded in its original covering 

 of decorated woven cloth. On this example of prehistoric Peruvian cloth 

 appear stamped geometric designs in panels, also the conventionalized figure 

 of a fish, as primary decorative motives in color. Collected by W. L. Safford. 

 U.S.N. 



Ou the right is a decorated bark-cloth shirt collected by F. L. Gushing from 

 a Peruvian tribe on the upper Amazon River. Cat. No. 175807, U.S.N.M. 



Plate 36 



South American Indian decorative design and weaving technic. 



Left : Decorative technic of the Jivaro Indians of Peru in feathers and 

 beads. Above is a loin cloth of woven and plaited feathers of the toucan 

 and other brilliantly-colored birds. Beaded fringes capped with green 

 metallic elytra of beetles are attached to the lower border. Beaded belts 

 and sashes appear at the sides, while at center is an open mesh beaded 

 skirt. Collected by W. L. Safford, U.S.N. 



Center: The dark colored skirt, with its ornamental appliqufi embellish- 

 ment of shell beads and danglers, has been woven by the Peruvian Indians 

 from human hair. Collected by W. L. Safford, U.S.N. 



Right : Decorative motives of the Tehuelche Indians of Patagonia. The 

 painted decorative designs are applied on the inner surface of a tanned cow 

 hide to which the hair is still attached. Collected by W. L. Safford, U.S.N. 



Plate 37 



War shirt decorated with feathers of the emu. Indians of Paraguay. Similar 

 war jackets of woven cord are in the museum collections from Kingsmill 

 Island and from Negrito tribes of the interior of New Guinea. 



