. Bulletin. Ethnology. MEGOSaS AND EVANS] ARCHEOLOGY AT MOUTH OF AMAZON 375 The second is Inajd Plain with a blackish surface; cm. thick, and cm. in diameter on the disks. A similar specimen is in the University Museum, Philadelphia, collection from Camutins. It is 3 cm. in diameter and has smooth and polished surfaces. An exam- ple (fig. 134, a) from the surface collection of Camutins, Mound 1, is comparable in all respects, except that it is cm. in diameter and slightly more ornate, having a red slip and two parallel, finely incised lines on the flanges. There is a perforatio
. Bulletin. Ethnology. MEGOSaS AND EVANS] ARCHEOLOGY AT MOUTH OF AMAZON 375 The second is Inajd Plain with a blackish surface; cm. thick, and cm. in diameter on the disks. A similar specimen is in the University Museum, Philadelphia, collection from Camutins. It is 3 cm. in diameter and has smooth and polished surfaces. An exam- ple (fig. 134, a) from the surface collection of Camutins, Mound 1, is comparable in all respects, except that it is cm. in diameter and slightly more ornate, having a red slip and two parallel, finely incised lines on the flanges. There is a perforation through the center that may have been used to insert a feather or a tassel. The ears of anthropomorphic jar L of J-14, Guajard, cut 1, con- tain ornaments in the lobe that appear to be earplugs of this type (pi. 76; fig. 147, a). They bear a painted design on the surface and have a pendant tassel. Figurines.—Stylized anthropomorphic figurines, in a complete or fragmentary condition, are relatively common in the refuse on ceme- tery mounds. The majority are small, although some are 25 cm. or more in height (Nordensldold, 1930, frontispiece). They may be unslipped, red slipped or white slipped, and undecorated, incised, excised, or painted. Painting is most frequent, either red-on-white or polychrome, in an all-over design that emphasizes the low relief arms and other anatomical characteristics when present. The arms are often absent or abbreviated and the figure is typically rendered seated, with the legs and body forming a U-shaped base. The legs or knees are rounded at the end and may have toes at their base. Breasts and sexual organs are sometimes shown, and where sex is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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