MEAD— AN ARAWAK PENDANT 



have a striking peculiarity in common. In making the perforation 

 the drilling stopped as soon as the point of the stick came through. 

 A piece of stone or other hard substance was then inserted and the 

 hole slightly enlarged ; but it is always smaller than the bore through 

 the stone, and very irregular in shape. 



As tribes of Carib and Arawak stocks occupy today and have 

 occupied in the past so great an extent of territory in South America, 

 I think that the pendants under discussion may be looked for in 

 various localities when our knowledge of this part of the world shall 

 have increased. 



American Museum of Natural History 

 New York City 



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