128 INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 



38. A cTmspa, or bag: the weft of cotton, and the warp of the wool of the alpacho. The orna- 

 mental figures are intended to represent a file of Indians. The bag was used to carry 

 the herb coca, and worn suspended from the right shoulder at the left side. It was 

 found on the skeleton of an Indian, in the year 1810, in the valley of Changuillo, dis- 

 trict of Yea, province of Lima. 



Gold: 



1. A naked female figure^ and hollow. 



2. Another, but solid. 



3. A male Indian, naked, solid, with the hair of the head plaited. This is one of those named 



Oregons, or long-eared; in the left cheek is observed the acuUico, a ball of the herb 

 coca. 



Silver: 



4. An Indian female of gilt metal, solid, 10 inches 2 lines high, naked; body, legs, and arms 



bound with rings of low gold, and pure silver and champi, mixed with gold ; the eyes 

 and points of the breast are of gold. 



Chamjn: 



5. A naked Indian, solid, an Oregon, 10 inches 3 lines high. This figure and the preceding 



one were found in an excavation, in the yaar 1818, in the neighborhood of Limatambo, 

 district of Abancay, province of Cuzco. 



Silver: 



6. A cacique with dress and insignia, and solid decorations of gold. 



7. A llama, solid. 



8. Two plates, very thin ; in one part are small orifices to pass threads ; supposed to have 



belonged to persons of quality. Found at the village of OUantay, district of Uru- 

 bamba, province of Cuzco. 



Champi: 



9. A staff, 3 feet 2 inches 11 lines wide, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. It has below the thicker 



jjart, shaped for the hand, a ring inlaid with pure chamiii, which is of a velvet color. 

 It is an insignia of the Oicracas or captains. Found in 1824, in the valley of Orinillo, 

 district of Asangaro, province of Puno. 



Bronze : 



10. A metallic battle-axe or mace, with six rays, one of which forms a hatchet. It is an 



insignia of a cacique, and was found in the village of Langui, district of Tinta, pro- 

 vince of Cuzco. 



11. A star of same metal, with six rays, similar to the former. 



12. An axe ; which, when united to a handle, was a token of dignity. 



13. Three flat circles, with an ear at one edge — an adornment for the breast. 



14. Four pins, used by females for securing their dresses. 



Copper: 



15. A kind of segur, or knife, with handle of same metal^ in imitation of plaiting. Uj)on the 



handle is a fox or gamba, with a young one in its mouth. 



Bronze : 



16. A whistle, in the form of a drum, adorned with champi, and two silver points. 



Champi: 



IT. Male and female Indians, naked ; a mixture of gold and silver, solid, and small. 

 18. An Indian, in sitting posture, with his legs crossed under him. 



