THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



copper. The tissues of the body have been preserved by 

 the copper salts with which it was impregnated. In the 

 same case are the implements he was using at the time of 

 his death. 



The pottery collections from Nazca and lea in Peru and 

 the islands of Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia contain 

 specimens remarkable for their unique forms, beautiful 

 coloring and the attractiveness of the conventionalized de- 

 signs. 



On the south side of the hall is a series of skulls showing 

 trephining, artificial deformation and pathological condi- 

 tions, together with a number of skulls of normal form for 

 comparison. Near-by is a collection of musical instruments 

 from the Incas, comprising whistling jars, wooden and clay 

 trumpets, gongs and bells of bronze and copper, gourd 

 rattles, Panpipes and bone and cane flutes. 



Differing in form and workmanship from the stone yokes 

 in the Mexican collection, but without doubt closely related 

 in use, are the stone collars to be found in the Porto Rican 

 collection. Their use is problematical; by some authorities 

 they are believed to be the regalia of sacrificial victims, of 

 military heroes, of ecclesiastics or members of some privi- 

 leged caste. 



Attention is called to the exhibit of feather work and 

 embroidery as represented by ponchos, belts, headdresses 

 and other articles of dress distributed throughout the hall. 



The gallery rail cases contain pottery, copper, gold and 

 silver objects of many types and of peculiar designs, quipus 



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