CONTENTS. 



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General discussion 5 



Use of gold and cojiper 8 



The human figure 14 



The bird 17 



The j)uma Id 



Grotesque ligure 19 



The fish 19 



The frog 19 



The alligator .'. 21 



The crayfish (?) n 



Miscellaneous 2"2 



Use of bronze 22 



Bells 22 



R6suni6 25 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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Fig. 1. Section of an ordinary grave 7 



2. Human figure, formed of copper-gold alloy 14 



3. Grotesque human figure, in gold, from Bollaert 15 



4. Rudely shaped and finished human figure 15 



5. Grotesque human figure, in nearly pure copper, partially coated with 



yellow gold IG 



6. Grotesque human figure, in nearly pure gold IG 



7. Rudely executed image of a bird 17 



B. Image of a bird, from Bollaert 18 



9. Puma shaped figure : , . 18 



10. Figure of a puma, in base metal 18 



11. Quadruped with grotesque face, in base metal 19 



12. Figure of a fish, by F. M. Otis 19 



13. Large figure of a frog, in base metal plated with gold 20 



14. Small figure of a frog, in base metal plated with gold 20 



15. Figure of an alligator, by F. M. Otis 21 



16. Animal figure, in base metal plated with gold 21 



17. Bronze bells, plated or washed with gold 22 



18. Bronze bell with human features 23 



19. Triple bell or rattle, found on the Rio Grande 23 



20. Example of ancient Mexican bell 24 



21. Frog modeled in clay and used as a vase ornament 27 



22. Grotesque anthropomorphic figures, used in a stool like object of 



clay 27 



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