608 ON THE OCCURRENCE OF FACE URNS IN BRAZIL. 
quarter of its height. They extend downward at an angle of 45°, 
more or less, and diverge a little. They bend abruptly downward 
at the elbow, the fore arm being perpendicular. The hands, rest- 
ing on the knees, project forward like feet and are cut off squarely, 
the fingers, five in number, being indicated by scratches. This 
awkward turning forward of the elbows recalls the similar position 
of the arm of an Indian warrior, in the well known picture of the 
“ Marriage of Pocahontas.” The arms of the vase are cylindrical 
like the legs and not only longer but thicker than they. An arm- 
let is represented just above the knee-like elbow, and a bracelet 
two or three inches above each wrist. Just above and between 
the shoulders are two short prominent ridges, shown in the 
engraving, which may be intended to represent clavicles. On 
each side, just back of the shoulder, is a similar ridge curved into 4 
loop, the two ends of which are turned forward. On the back, 
coinciding nearly with the middle third of the mesial line is a thin 
finlike crest ornamented with lines drawn perpendicularly to the 
body. The figure is furnished with a carefully moulded, erect 
phallus. On the thigh is a low, cylindrical prominence, concave 
on the summit, shaped like the centrum of an ichthyosaur. 
The head, answering as a cover, is in a separate piece, forming 
a hollow truncated cone 9-10 inches in height, the base being m 
outside measurement a little smaller than that of the upper part 
of the body of the urn. The top of the head is flat, with a pre 
jecting rim like a narrow brimmed hat and on the surface area 
large number of sharp points, arranged in regular quincunx aa 
On the front of the cover is represented a face, the general arrang 
ment of whose features is well shown in the sketch. Tho r 
line, eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth are all in high aa 
and were applied after the head-like cover had been mow” í 
Around the base of the head-like cover are six holes to pe 
other perforations in the rim of the base correspond. "i ; 
intended for strings used in tying on the cover, after W! 
brown wax was used to lute the two together. Of this g 
a portion still remains and bears the impress of what appears © 
be palm straw. . i 
olid and supported 
the whole 
block aad 
EBL e a Aa EE SATE A S E NE tial So Me EES E A o E E N, 
by two upright, transverse pieces like sled runners; 
resembling one of the curious stools hewn out of a solid 
used by the Amazonian Indian nowadays. 
