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Figure 299.— Composite form consisting of the iguana and snake, the sides being de- 

 corated with the multiple alligator motive. 'I' .... . 179 



Figure 300.— Whistle in the shape of a quadruped. Lost color ware. 'l> . . 180 

 Figure 301.— Whistle, in which the head has the appearance of being removable. 



Lost color ware. 'I' ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ • ■ .180 



Figure 302.— Figurine serving as both whistle and rattle. Armadillo ware. ''■ . 180 



Figure 303.— Whistle representing the armadillo. Alligator ware. '/« . . 180 

 Figure 304.— Whistle representing a squirrel feeding, the sides being decorated with 



the multiple alligator motive. Alligator ware. '/« .... 181 



Figure 305.— Whistle representing a squirrel in motion; the alligator motive appears 



in the panels decorating the sides. Alligator ware. V* . . . . 181 



Fio-ure 306.— Whistle suggesting the ground-squirrel, though the head is catlike. Alli- 

 gator ware. '/• ......... 181 



Figure 307.— Whistle with tapir-like head. Alligator ware. '/« . . . 182 



Fio-ure 308.— Whistle evidently representing the young of Tapirus bairdii. Alligator ware. 3 ' 1 182 

 Figure 309.— Whistle representing a species of tiger-cat, the head also serving as a 



rattle. Alligator ware. '/« ........ 182 



Fio-ure 310. — Whistle representing a double-headed jaguar, both necks being perforated, 



the heads serving as rattles. Alligator ware. 'I' . . . . 183 



Figure 311.— Jaguar-shaped whistle with ocellated markings of the jaguar. Alligator ware. '/« 184 



Figure 312.— Whistle in the shape of a deer. Alligator ware. 3 '< ... 184 



Figure 313. — Whistle representing a deer apparently making an attack. Alligator ware. 'I' 184 



Figure 314.— Monkey-shaped whistle with three finger holes. '/« . . . . 184 



Figure 315. — Figurine serving as a whistle and representing a mythical form with 



mixed attributes. Alligator ware. '/« . . . . . . .185 



Figure 316. — Figurine serving as a whistle. The pose is human, the right arm con- 

 verted into a mouth-piece. Alligator ware. 'I< . . . . . 186 



Figure 317. — Whistle presumably representing a monkey, although the pose is avian. 



Alligator ware. 3 /* ......... 186 



Figure 318. — Whistle figurine representing a three-headed monster with human attributes ; 



the multiple alligator motive encircles the body. Alligator ware. ' u . . 186 

 Figure 319.— Whistle representing a carefully modeled human head. Alligator ware. 'I* 187 

 Figure 320. — Whistle representing the human head. Alligator ware. 3 /' . . 187 

 Figure 321. — Diminutive tripod with bird-shaped whistle attached to the side. Arma- 

 dillo ware. 3 '« .......... 187 



Figure 322. — Small cup with false whistle attached to the shoulder. 'I' . . . 188 



Figure 323. — Figure of a frog carved in resin; from Divala. Lamson collection. '/« 195 



Figure 324. — Illustration showing primitive process of casting gold images. (After de Bry.) 196 



Figure 325. — Needle of nearly pure copper. '/> . . . . . . 197 



Figure 326.— Copper tweezers perforated for suspension. '/■ .... 198 



Figure 327. — Small copper bell fashioned like the modern sleigh-bell. '/■ . . 198 



Figure 328. — Base metal bell representing the human head. Lamson collection. V> . 198 

 Figure 329. — Base metal casting representing a frog, the head of which is adorned 



with two conventionalized alligator heads. Lamson collection. '/> . . 198 

 Figure 330.— Figurine in base metal, to each knee of which is attached a conventional- 

 ized alligator head. (After Holmes.) . . . . . . .199 



Figure 331. — Animal figure in base metal plated with gold, from the mouth of which 



project two conventionalized alligators. (After Holmes.) . . . 199 

 Figure 332. — Gold figurine ornamented with alligator motives. Metropolitan Museum, 



New York. 3 /< 200 



