PREHISTORIC ART. 



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and mouthpiece are highly polished. A suspension hole ])asses through 

 the head. It has four finger lioles on the back, two above and two 

 below the baud. Its tive notes are as follows: 



:1: 



^^ 



•• 



•o 



•o 

 •o 



•o 

 oo 



GO 



oo 



The lowest note is obtained with all holes closed; the succeeding inter- 

 vals are the same by any combination of the remaining one, two, or 

 three holes opened. 



The preceding description with 

 twoexceptions applies to specimen, 

 Cat. No. 59970 (U.S.N.M.), from 

 the same locality. In this one the 

 lower part is more simple in con- 

 struction, having no indication of 

 feet or tail, and the musical tones 

 are ditferently pitched, as Avill be 

 seen in the accompanying scale : 



Sva 



::3- 



i 



::1= 





•o 



— •— 



•o 

 •o 



:t= 



oo 

 o« 



oo 

 oo 



Specimen, Cat. No. 28953 (U.S.K 

 M.) is from Nicoya, collected by 

 Drs. Flint and Bransford. It is 

 bird- shaped and belongs to the 

 same class as fig. 263. The speci- 

 men is so mutilated that no sound 

 can be obtained. 



Fig. 264 represents a whistle in 

 grotesque form. It has a bird- 

 shaped body with the head and 

 fore feet of a cat-like animal. The 

 body decoration consists of incised 

 lines and dots in geometric pat- 

 terns. The tail, which served as a 



mouthpiece, being lost, its musical properties are unknown. 

 Nicoya and was collected by Dr. Bransford. 



Specimen, Cat. No. 60045 (U.S.N.TM.) is a pear-shaped whistle from 

 the same locality as the preceding number. The material is red clay, 

 slightly i)olished, Tliere are incised line panel-like designs on two sides. 

 It has four sound holes and the notes emitted are: 



Fig. 2G4. 



POTTERY WHISTLE— GROTESQUE FORM. 



Sardinal, Nicoya, Costa Kica. 



Cat. No. GU044, U.S.N. M. Natural sii.-. 



It is from 



o» •o oo 

 o« oo oo 



The two lower notes only are clear. 



