188 THE ABORIGI.XES OF POKTO RICO [eth. ann. 25 



and 12 cm. across the base, and is said to have been found in a ca\'e at 

 the Rancho Viejo, situated between the cities Bam and Azua. The 

 illustration shows a crouching attitude, the arms crossed on the knees, 

 the head covered with a kind of cap, and the ears with prominent 

 ornaments. Pinart regards this specimen as the sole known object of 

 its kind from the island of Santo Domingo. 



An examination of his illustration, which is not very clear, brings 

 out, however, important points not mentioned in his description. The 

 image is represented as weated on a stool of which two legs are shown 

 and which may be identified as one of those aboriginal duhos, described 

 later. From the shoulders extends a projection slightly ilaring at the 

 top, recalling a similar addition on wooden idols. 



This remarkable image seems not to have been described by other 

 writers, and its present owner is unknown, which is to be regretted, 

 as new and better figures accompanied with more detailed descrip- 

 tions are much to be desired. AVe have, however, knowledge of 

 another clay efligy image from Santo Domingo which belongs to the 

 same type. When the author first saw this latter idol or efiigy vase 

 he supposed that it was the same as that figured and described by 

 Pinart, but later study and comparison of photographs of it with the 

 illustration given by Pinart shows marked differences. This idol, 

 plate Lxxxii, //, is now owned by Senor Desangles, a noted Dominican 

 painter, who kindly permitted the author to examine it and to make 

 the photographs and drawings reproduced in plate lxxxii. The speci- 

 men is made of burnt clay, having a reddish color and a smooth, 

 unglazed surface. It represents a hmnan figure seated on a stool with 

 its head bent forward and the elbows resting on the knees. One of 

 the legs of the image is broken; the other is entire and is shown in 

 profile. The head is surmounted by a cap that is rounded above the 

 face. The nose, eyes, and mouth are fairly well made. The body is 

 curved and crouched forward, narrowing to the waist, the vertebras 

 and the ril)s being realistically represented in relief. The arras are 

 girt above the elbows with bands. The lower legs are swollen and 

 show slight tubercles on the outer sides of the ankles. There is no 

 indication of an extension from the neck or back above the head as in 

 Pinart's specimen, a difference which readily distinguishes the two 

 specimens. The whole surface is smoothly polished and is somewhat 

 darkened by repeated handling, l)ut still retains the original dark red- 

 dish or })rown color. Illustrations 7/. <\ and (1 are representations of 

 fragments of pottery from Nipe bay, Cuba, and show the striking 

 resemblance between the ceramics of Porto Rico and those of the 

 largest of the Antilles. These are fragments of jars or bowls, broken 

 from the rims or sides. 



Several of the more stii'king clay heads in the collection obtained in 

 Santo Domingo are figui(Ml on plate lxxxii. These, with tlu' excep- 



