1881.] Anthropology. 579 
reader will have no trouble in following the narrative and in catch- 
ing the relation between the sites explored and their environment. 
The hacienda of Don José Angel Luna having been placed at the 
author’s disposal in 1876, most of the work was done in that vi- 
cinity. To reach the burial vessels it was necessary to dig down 
through a layer of light ash and volcanic cinder, a second of old 
lava much decomposed, a third of gritty ash, to the fourth, of black 
sand similar to that now forming the neighboring beach. Pottery, 
beads, shells, human bones, etc., the necessary concomitants of 
such a site, were found in abundance. The great interest of the 
exploration, however, and the vrazson a’étre of the book are the 
burials jars, some globose, others with wide flaring mouths, but 
the greater number belonging to the unique shoe-shaped burial 
urns of coarse red material, over the mouth of which were placed 
delicate bowls of thin yellow ware elaborately painted. 
To the description of the covers which are called Luna ware, 
especially to the elucidation of the designs upon the exterior and 
the interior surface, Dr. Bransford gives the greatest attention. 
It is very much to be regretted that his artist is so far behind 
him ; indeed, in a few instances, has omitted from the drawing the 
very features alluded to in the text. Itisa grave fault of nearly 
all who attempt to illustrate savage technique that things are rep- 
resented more regular and beautiful than they really are. In this 
instance, however, the picture falls very far beneath the reality. 
The two plates of photolithographs at the end are worse still, 
the objects seeming to be blurred and out of focus, 
nected with the South Americans than with Nahuas and Mayas 
of Mexico and Guatemala. ” ; 
‘s The volume closes with a minute list of Dr. Bransford’s collec- 
tion, giving over 1500 entries. 
