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incised line to denote the separation of the lids. The ears are shown 

 by two knobs. No arms are indicated. As in the amulet last de- 

 scribed, this one is perforated for suspension where the head joins the 

 body, but in addition is perforated vertically. Also as in the North 

 Caicos specimen, the deity is shown with the legs flexed under the 

 haunches and the body erect. The knees are spread apart in the 

 same manner, and have a similar triangular piece of stone between 

 the legs. No details can be given about the feet and ankles, as these 

 are missing. 



The amulet from La Vega, Santo Domingo (pi. II, b), is of a 

 buff nephritic stone (amphibolite) and stands 3^ inches high. In 

 this specimen also the mouth is prominently shown and has incised 

 lines to represent the teeth. The nose consists of a large round knob. 

 The head is covered with a banded crown, as in the case of the Cibao 

 specimen. The eyes are indicated conventionally by an incised line 

 dividing a slightly raised band extending from ear to ear over the 

 nose. The ears are divided into a large upper and a small lower lobe, 

 which are ornamented with incised lines. The amulet is perforated 

 for suspension where the head joins the body. As in the two preceding 

 specimens, the body of the amulet is erect and the legs are flexed 

 under the haunches. In fact, while somewhat smaller in size, this 

 specimen is absolutely identical below the head to the North Caicos 

 amulet, the legs, feet, and toes, and the band around the ankles 

 being in the same positions and represented in the same manner. 

 Attention should be directed to the incised lines on the backs of the 

 amulets from North Caicos and La Vega. No arms are shown on 

 the La Vega amulet. 



The zemi from Mesa del Sordo, Baracoa, Cuba (pi. in, h), is of a 

 whitish nephritic stone (amphibolite) ; it stands an inch and a quarter 

 in height, and is the smallest of the amulets herein considered. Even 

 in this diminutive amulet the mouth is prominently shown and is 

 provided with incised lines to indicate the teeth; the nose is not quite 

 so clearly represented as in the other specimens; the head is covered 

 with a banded crown of the same type as in the two amulets before 

 described ; the eyes are shown by raised circular bands, in the middle 

 of which is a shallow pit; the ears consist of knobs divided into two 

 lobes by a shallow incised groove. Like the specimen from Cibao, 

 Santo Domingo, this Cuban amulet is perforated for suspension where 

 the head joins the body, and from the top of the head vertically 

 through the body to the soles of the feet. The remarks regarding 

 the features of the lower part of the amulet that have been made 

 respecting the three preceding specimens apply to this one, with 



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