US JYoiice of Peruvian Antiquities. 



are hollow, and without any visible soldering. The first and the 

 third represent a naked woman, with her hair plaited, seen both with 

 a full and side face ; it is two inches seven lines long, seven lines 

 wide, and it weighs a castellano, five and a half tomines.* 



The figure No. 2, is also of gold ; it represents an Indian, seated, 

 with a head dress, which covers his shoulders, and he has a girdle 

 about his head ; it is about five inches eight lines in length, three 

 inches six lines in width, and it weighs about an ounce, (a doubloon.) 

 It belongs to Senor D. Pio Tristan, who found it in a huaca at 

 Cuzco. 



The figures 4 and 5, are of solid silver, moidded ; they represent 

 two naked Indians, vath the hunting caps upon their heads, their 

 bands upon their breasts, chewing Acullico ;f they are two inches 

 seven lines long, seven lines wide, and the value of each one is two 

 dollars. These, and those of gold, were found in a huaca, by Uluc- 

 urayo, a department of Junin. 



These figures, we are told, represent a tribe of Indians, called 

 Ojjas, a stupid and ugly people, who were consulted as oracles ; but 

 according to our manner of thinking, we rather believe that they may 

 be images of tlie demi-gods w^iom they worshipped, and they offered 

 in their great feasts to tlie principal, which was the sun.^ 



The figure 5, represents a woman, seated, with her hands upon 

 her knees, with a head-dress, and ear-rings attached below the ears, 

 a tube projects from the back, and reaches to the neck, to this is at- 

 tached another shorter one, which is contiguous, and rises above the 

 head, through which the water is poured. This figure is entirely of 

 black clay, and is very much like the Egyptian statues. 



The remaining figures are those brought out by Mr. Coit, and 

 which are mentioned at p. 46, of this number ; we have no particu- 

 lar knowledge of their history ; but as they appear to be connected 

 with the subject of the above notice, we have had the figures dra^\ii 

 and engraved upon the same plate with those described above. 

 There can be little doubt that these figures were connected both witli 

 the superstition of the ancient Peruvians, and with their veneration 

 for the dead. 



■' The value of v/liich is about sovenfy five cents. 

 I Acullico : a species of plant, 



i What appears most probable is. that these were n kind of pennies, protectors of 

 private families. 



