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A somewhat larger stone pendant is perforated at a point about 

 one-third its length. This object, shown in plate 69, Z, is flat on 

 the surfaces and is rounded at one end, which recalls the cuttino: edge 

 of an ax. The other extremity tapers, narrowing gradually to a 

 blunt point. 



SHELL OBJECTS 



The three shell objects, plate 69, .1/, iV, '9, collected in St. 

 Vincent, are made from the tip of the giant conch shell, and were 

 probably implements, possibly used by the aboriginal potters. Each 

 is prolonged into a handle at one end, while the opposite end is 

 flattened, imparting to it the form of a spatula. Similar specimens 

 have been collected by the author in Porto Rico, and others have been 

 seen by him in collections from Barbados, where, from necessity, 

 implements of shell replace those made of stone of an almost identical 

 form. 



TERRA-COTTA STAMPS 



The common St. Vincent form of stamps for printing are disks 

 with short handles, or a cylinder with superficial incised figures. 

 Three of the four with designs upon them are here figured (pi. 70, 

 A, B, C). A unique figure representing the human face is shown 

 in A; the geometric designs, B and T, are more common. This type 

 of pottery stamp is rare in the Porto Eico area, where it is replaced 

 by a cylinder, several specimens of which have been described by 

 archeologists. 



PERFORATED DISKS 



There are several small perforated stones and terra-cotta disks of 

 the same form, collected at Grenada and St. Vincent, in the Heye 

 collection. One of these, plate 70, D, is made of stone and un- 

 decorated. The two opposite surfaces of this specimen are flat and 

 its margins square. The specimen, plate 70, E, is conical in shape, 

 its base being flat and the sides sloping gradually to the frustum, 

 which is almost wholly occupied by the perforation. 



The perforated stone shown in plate 70, f , is double, the conical 

 sides imparting to it a resemblance to spindle whorls from prehistoric 

 Mexico. A similar sliape appears in an unperforated stone, plate 70, 

 O, which also has the lenticular form reproduced in plate 70, 77. 



These perforated disks with convex or conical sides are identified 

 as spindle whorls, but the use of the lenticular stones is not certainly 

 known. 



DOMINICA 



The author remained a few hours in Dominica and saw one or two 

 collections from the islands, but is unable to add any information 



