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ANCIENT ART OF THK PROVINCE OF CHIRI(,>1 



quians. In general style tliere is a rather close corri'siHiiKlnicc with 

 the sculptures of the Central American States. Some nf ilie |.histic 

 characters exhibited in this work appear also in the vai-i. mis ( <] iji ■ci s i if 

 clay, gold, and copper described further on. 



There is also a smaller, rudely carved, half leiiKth. ImiiKni lii;-urp 

 done in the same style. Besides tin •sc fi- uivs Hmmv mv 1 w., hu-v Hat tish 

 stones, on one of which a in'le ima-e i>( a iiinnk-ey lias lieen pieked, 

 while the other exhibits tin- li-mv of a reptile reseniMiny a, lizard or 

 a crocodile. The work is extremely- rude and has the a^jpearance of 

 being unfinished. It seems that all of these objects were found 

 upon the surface of the ground. 



In Figs. 7 and 8 I present two specimens of sculpture also collected 

 l)y Mr. McNiel, and now in the possession of Mr. J. B. Stearns, of 

 Sliort Hills, N. J. The example shown in Fig. 7 was obtained near the 

 (lulf of Dolce, 82° 55' west. Three views are presented : profile, front, 

 and back. It is carved from what appears to be a compact, grayish 



Chinqiiiaiis. Oi-ay volcanic rock- - 



olive tufa or basalt, and represents a male personage, distinct in style 

 froni the female fii;ure first ]ireseiited. The head is rounded al)Ove, 

 the ai-iiis ari' tlatteiied a,i;aiiist the sides, and the feet are folded in a 

 novel iiositidii beur-atli the liody. The height is 9 inches. 



The other specimen. Fig. 8, from near the same locality, is carved 

 from a yellowish gray basalt which sparkles with niimerous large 

 crystals of hornblende. It is similar in style to the last, but more 

 boldly sculptured, the features being prominent and the members of 

 the body in higher relief. The legs are lost. Height. 51 inches. 



