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ANCIENT AliT OF THE PROVINCE 



•HfRIQUl 



cal and terininates in a conical point at one end and in a very narrow, 

 abrupt, cutting edge at the other. The whole surface is polished. 

 The material is the same dark tufa. 



The class of objects illustraliMl in this and tlic Iwc. |iivc,-,liiiu- cuts 

 comprises but a small i)i'i'cciitai;c nf the rliisd-likc iiii|jli'iiiiiiis. 



Spearheads f? J.— Anotlu'V class of ulijccts made of the same line 

 grained, slaty looking tufa is illustrated in Fig. 'Zi. They resemble 

 spearpoints, yet may have been devoted to a wholly different use. 

 They are loni;-. leaf-like flakes, triangular in section, slightly worked 

 down by tlakini;'. sliar|iciic(k hy Lii'iiidiug at the point, and slightly 

 notched at the ti.p. perhaps Un- liaftiag. 



Arrowpoints. — The unique character of the arrowpoints of Chi- 

 riqui is already known to archfeologists. The most striking feature 

 is the triangular section presented in nearly all cases and shown in 

 the hguies (Fig 25). The workmanship is extremely rude. The 



Fig. 2.5. Arrowpoints of jasper—}. 



material is generally a flinty jasper of reddish and yellowish hues. 

 The number found is comparatively small. The sjjecimens given 

 are of average size. 



Ornaments. — It would seem from a study of our collections that 

 ornaments of stone were seldom used by the inhabitants of Chiriipii. 

 There are a few medium sized beads of agate and one pendant of 

 dark greenish stone rudely shaped to resemble a human head. Orna- 

 ments of gold and copper were evidently much preferred. 



