114 THE ABORIGINES OF PORTO RICO [etii. an.n. 25 



The frontal ridge of figure a is ornamented with incised triangles, 

 and on the medial line above the nose it has a pit surrounded by an 

 incised ring. The legs of this specimen are well made and the face is 

 clearly I'epresented. The base is almost flat, instead of curved as is 

 generally the case. 



Figure h has a larger facial angle and a protuberant chin. Professor 

 Mason thus describes a similar object: 



A small, mottled specimen of dark volcanic stone. The face is slasheil with deep 

 lines. The furrows are deep, the right side full, and the bottom pecked in the mid- 

 dle and worn (juite smooth at the ends. Length 5.8, width 2.1, height 2.2 inches. 



Two other specimens figured in plate xxxv arc significant. In 

 one ((') the nose is large, extending almost as far forward as the chin. 

 The frontal ridge is low and undecorated, ending in large ear pendants; 

 ej'es vertical. The conical projection is low and rounded; its base 

 smooth and slightly convex; the legs are in moderate relief. 



The other specimen (f/) from Santo Domingo, purchased in the col- 

 lection of Archbishop Merifio, has a tapering, conical projection, the 

 apex of which is turned forward; no frontal ridge; prominent eye- 

 brows and eye border, and low nose. There is a shallow pit in the 

 middle of the forehead that is represented in other specimens also. 

 The legs are in low relief, with depressions at the thighs. The base 

 is flat or .slightlj' curved. 



In plate xxxvi, «, a', is represented a large three-pointed stone 

 from the Neumann collection, made of a hard basaltic rock smoothly 

 polished. The base is curved; conical projection low; head and legs, 

 especially the former, are in high relief. The side view [(i) shows the 

 deep depression of the bridge of the nose, a pronounced elevated rim 

 about the eyes, and a low frontal ridge. As seen in a', one side of the 

 conical projection is considerably broken, but notwithstanding the 

 mutilation this specimen is one of the best in the collection. Marked 

 features are a retreating chin and a mouth with raised lips. 



In the same plate {I), h\ h") there is shown a rough three-pointed 

 stone in which the facial angle is large, almost a i-ight angle, the con- 

 ical projection being low and rounded, the legs obscurely indicated. 

 The ear pendants are hardly difi'erentiated from a low frontal ridge. 

 The exceptional feature of this specimen is the warped axis of the 

 body, the right side l)eing almost straight, the left curved. This is 

 one of the heaviest specimens in the collection. Its rough surface and 

 flat l)ase appear to be unfinished. 



Professor Mason thus describes this three-pointed idol: 



This specimen is of a dark volcanic material. The face and feet are both well 

 turned up. The anterior ami the posterior furrows are deep, the left side bulged 

 out, and tlie bottom slightly hollowed. Length 11. ti, width 4..3, and height 5.65 

 inches. 



