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ship, .obsidian and flint knives, arrow and spear heads; 
but what attracted me most were three small whistles of 
terra-cotta. They represented human figures in a squat¬ 
ting position, all with maxtlis , or waist-cloths, about the 
loins, and a coif, or turban, on the heads. One little fat 
fellow reminded me of the Chinese roly-poly mandarins, 
and was of light-colored clay. Another, who also had a 
paunch of generous proportions, presented the profile of 
an Egyptian sphinx. But the third, which was four and 
Izabal. 
a quarter inches high and of a dark bronze color, bore 
a close resemblance to a North American Indian. The 
figure had earrings precisely like those copper ones that 
Professor Putnam discovered in the Ohio mounds. This 
whistle could be made to sound three notes, the mouth¬ 
piece being at the posterior base. I tried to buy these 
interesting relics, which were found buried at a consider¬ 
able depth, but the owner would not part with them; 
and as the whole collection is kept in a basket and often 
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