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twin amulets as representations of the Inca god Huacanqui, or Caj-ani 

 Carumi, is supjDorted b}' a quotation from Montesinos" to the effect 

 that the idol, or guaca, of lovers was "una piedra 6 l)lanca, 6 negra, 

 6 parda [■sic], que hacen apariencias de dos personas que se abrazan" 

 ("a white, black, or gray stone that has the appearance of two persons 

 who are embracing"). Although it closely resembles the Calchaqui 

 specimen, thei'e is no reason to suppose that the twin amulet from 

 Santo Domingo bears any relation to the Incan idol. 



In addition to the two types of amulets in human form aliove con- 

 sidered, there occur in West Indian collections small perforated images 

 at animals, including birds, reptiles, and frogs. '' 



An amulet from Santo Domingo, of polished dark-l)rown stone, pur- 

 chased from Archbishop Merino, is shown in plate lviii. c. The 

 head is comparativel}- well cut but the body and the limbs are more 

 obscure. The back is Hat and holes for suspension are drilled at the 

 edges. 



One of the finest anudets of this type or, in fact, of any kind, is 

 owned bj' Mr Edward Hall, director of the railroad from Fuerta Plata 

 to Santiago, Santo Domingo. This beautiful amulet (plate lix, a, a') 

 is made of white stone and measures 1^ inches in length. Viewed 

 from the front it will be noticed that the arms are I'aised above the 

 head, that the legs are retracted, and that the knees project on each 

 side. The body is small, hardly equal in length to the face. A side 

 view (a') shows that the head rises from the chest and that the bod}- is 

 perforated from one side to the other. This specimen is said once to 

 have belonged to a cacique and to have been found near the head- 

 waters of the Yaque river, which flows through the Vega Real.' 



There is in the Hall collection another amulet of the same type 

 {l), found in (xuanabma, Santiago. When seen from the side {h'), the 

 head apparently projects directly from the chest, as in the specimen 

 last mentioned. The specimen is light brown in color and is little 

 more than an inch in length- The front view shows that the shoulders 

 are raised to the side of the head (a position necessitated b^- the posi- 

 tion of the latter), but the hands do not extend above the head. The 

 legs are contracted as in the last specimen and the toes point sidewise. 

 The back of the specimen {h") is flat, with an elliptical depression at 

 the level of the eyes. The lateral perforations which served for sus- 

 pension open into this cavity. 



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bit is difficult to tell whether some of thesL- objects represent human beings or animals. For 

 example, the body of the amulet shown m plate i.vii. f/, d', lias a distinctly human form, but the 

 head is that of an animal, Ma.son's figure of the same specimen shows obscurely drawn arms on 

 the side of the body, but there is no indication of such on the specimen itself. 



'■ The figures on plate i,i.\ are copies of the author's drawings of specimens owned by Sehor Ramon 

 Injbert and Mr Edward Hall. He takes this opportunity to thank these gentlemen for permission to 

 publish the drawings. 



