﻿Vol. 
  2] 
  

  

  ARCHEOLOGY 
  OF 
  COLOMBIA 
  — 
  BENNETT 
  

  

  847 
  

  

  ceremonial 
  objects 
  are 
  well-made 
  polished 
  axes, 
  batons 
  with 
  geo- 
  

   metric 
  incised 
  designs, 
  broad-winged 
  pendants, 
  animal 
  amulets, 
  small 
  

   carved 
  tables 
  with 
  four 
  legs, 
  and 
  beads 
  of 
  many 
  kinds, 
  including 
  the 
  

   long 
  cylindrical 
  type. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  objects 
  are 
  made 
  of 
  polished 
  jade. 
  

  

  Figure 
  96. 
  — 
  Tairona 
  ceramic 
  types, 
  a, 
  c, 
  Red 
  ware; 
  b, 
  treasure 
  jar 
  and 
  cover; 
  

   d, 
  black 
  ware. 
  (After 
  Mason, 
  1939.) 
  

  

  Bone, 
  shell, 
  and 
  metal 
  objects. 
  — 
  Some 
  bonework 
  and 
  shellwork 
  is 
  

   preserved. 
  Incised 
  tubes 
  and 
  carved 
  staff 
  heads 
  are 
  typical 
  of 
  the 
  

   bonework. 
  Shell 
  is 
  represented 
  by 
  beads, 
  figurines, 
  pendants, 
  and, 
  

   especially, 
  carved 
  crocodile 
  heads. 
  Beads, 
  rings, 
  plaques, 
  pendants, 
  

   bells, 
  buttons, 
  and 
  other 
  objects 
  are 
  made 
  of 
  gold, 
  copper, 
  and 
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