GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES. 817 



Fin. ISO. 



Fig. 178. Fig. 181. 



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Loug diameter of 177, %^ inches. 

 Long diameter of 17.S, l-^^j inches. 

 Long- diameter of 179, \-^^ inches. 

 Long diameter of 180, l-^^ 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-^^ 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, 

 its faces being rubbed down afterwards. 



Dimensions, S-j^ x l-fo 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 

 archfeologists, who call them whorls, digging- stick weights, casse- 

 tetes, etc. 



Diameter, 4^ inches. 



S. Mis. 33 52 



