FEWKES] ARCHEOLOGICAL OBJECTS 135 



Specimen <i, a' is a well-made .stone head in which the l)a.sal part has 

 lost all semblance to a three-pointed stone, being continued anteriorly 

 and posteriori}' into two protuberances. The forehead overhangs the 

 eyebrows and the deep-sunken e3'es form marked notches in the pro- 

 file. There is no raised nose, as in the preceding specimen, its place 

 being occupied by a flat triangular area; the ears and ear pendants are 

 cut in high relief. The basal region is widely sepai-ated from the 

 facial. The projections on the back of this head give strong evidence 

 that it was formerly attached to a foreign body, possibly to a stafl", 

 which was carried in processions or set in^ the earth to raise the image 

 before the worshipers. 



.Specimen /-, V of the same plate (liii) has a flat nose as in that last 

 mentioned, but the interval between the eyes is continuous with the 

 forehead, showing no notch when seen in profile. There is a medially 

 placed pit in the forehead. Projections for attachment to a foreign 

 body are present, but smaller. 



Professor ^lason figures this object and the last preceding one 

 described, Init groups it with three others in a veiy general mention, 

 in which he calls attention simply to '"cleat-like projections on the 

 back, scarceh' admitting of a doubt that they were designed for fasten- 

 ing to a handle or pole." 



The flattened nose area reappears in the stone heads represented in 

 plate Liv, (I, a'. Although destitute of a projection above the fore- 

 head, this object has a prolongation below the chin, resembling a 

 handle, hy which it may have been carried. The back of the head 

 in this specimen, which has a very rough surface, is rounded and not 

 unlike the base of three-pointed stones. In specimen c, d on this 

 plate the object represented is almost spherical, having a deep groove 

 which separates the basal region from the facial. This specimen is 

 unique in that the chin is ornamented with incised decorations. The 

 nasal area is also triangular and flat, as in the majoritj^ of these stone 

 heads. There is no band above the eyes. The basal region is lentic- 

 ular, slightl}' convex, and of about equal diameter throughout. Pro- 

 fessor Mason gives no description of this unique object, but groups 

 it with . several others that show cleats for attachment, although this 

 specimen is rather unfortunatel}^ chosen to illustrate this condition. 



Disks with Human Faces 



The second type of objects placed by Professor Mason under the 

 heading "Masks" has little in common with the first, or stone heads. 

 The name disk more properly describes these objects, as they have 

 only the most remote resemblance to masks, and as they bear little evi- 

 dence that they wei'e ever tied to other objects. It is possible that these 

 disks were carried in the hand on ceremonial occasions, or they ma}' 

 have served as symliolic masks, but tlieir size and shape are such that 



