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No. 116. Black coloured powder, used by the Indians 

 for painting. — Found in a grave at the village called Sances, 

 in the Province of La Rioja. 



No 117. Sulphate of Sodium, almost pure. — Pound in 

 a grave at the village called Sances, in the Province 

 of La Rioja. This chemical substance is found near 

 Gualfin, at a distance of 85 miles to the N.E. of the grave in 

 which this parcel was discovered. There is no indication 

 of the purpose for w^hich the Indians employed it. The 

 determination of the elements of this salt was made by a 

 chemist in Buenos Aires, but it would be interesting to 

 have a particular and indej)endent analysis made of it. 



No. 1 18. Beans found in a grave at the village called 

 Sances, in the Province of La Rioja. 



No. 119. Part of an Indian garment used as grave 

 clothes round the head of No. 99. — Found in the same 

 Indian tomb as skull No. 99, in the Province of Cata- 

 marca. Probably it was made of the wool of the Guanaco 

 or of the Vicuna. 



No. 120. Two ropes made of twisted human hair; 

 found in a grave at the village called Sances, in the 

 Province of La Rioja. 



No. 121. Small casket. — Found inclosed in the vase 

 in the toml) of an Indian near the village of Medianito, 

 (Province of Catamarca). It is beautifully made, having 

 outline figures of Aztec or Egyptian temples marked upon 

 it. It represents an epoch much anterior to the time ot 

 the Incas. .\fter its discovery it was used by a woman 

 belonging to a poor family for a period of 15 years, and 

 so became mutilated. There has been a rude attempt 

 made to repair the bottom part of it. Probably it is from 

 2000 to 3000 years old. It has l)een hermetically sealed 

 in an earthen-ware vase, and hence time would have 

 had but little effect u[)on it. 



