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of other photographs, taken from specimens presented to 

 the Peabody Museum by Mr. Agassiz, and illustrating the 

 several forms of mummies and the method of burial, were 

 also exhibited. The bodies taken from the tombs, or chul- 

 pas, in the high Andes, several of which have their heads 

 artificially elongated, were either entirely devoid of cover- 

 ing or had only a braided cord wound about them. Those 

 from the burial places (graves in the sand) near the Pacific 

 coast, at Ancon and Pisaqua, were enclosed with cotton, 

 leaves, and various articles, in large bundles or bales of 

 cloth, which were carefully corded and then covered with 

 rushes. 



Several crania from the different localities were exhib- 

 ited, and their characteristics pointed out. Articles of 

 clothing were shown, and also pieces of cloth which had 

 been woven, net and embroidered in many, and often 

 elaborate patterns, some of the pieces being entirely of 

 cotton, others of cotton and wool, and still others proba- 

 bly all of wool. Various other articles were exhibited in 

 order to make more apparent the several facts mentioned 

 by the lecturer. An oil painting, by Mrs. David, was 

 on the stage and was used by Mr. Putnam in illustrating 

 his remarks. This picture had been made by the artist 

 from a group of the articles taken from the graves at 

 Ancon, and beautifully and accurately represented several 

 of the choicest specimens brought from Peru by Mr. 

 Agassiz. 



As the special account of Mr. Putnam's Peruvian stud- 

 ies will be published in another connection, only a very 

 general and brief notice of his lecture has been given 

 above. The lecture was listened to throughout with 

 marked attention by a large audience, and the various 

 articles upon the table were afterwards examined with 

 much interest. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



