Archives of aboriginal knowledge Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . found in Brazil, belonging to the collection of thelast Spanish governor-general of Pern. The same remark equally applies to the dish or saucer. It is 6i inches in diameter,and II inches deep. The handle is moulded in imitation of the head and neck of aduck or goose; and on the opposite part of the rim are two slight protuberances aninch apart, designed, app
Archives of aboriginal knowledge Containing all the original paper laid before Congress respecting the history, antiquities, language, ethnology, pictography, rites, superstitions, and mythology, of the Indian tribes of the United States . found in Brazil, belonging to the collection of thelast Spanish governor-general of Pern. The same remark equally applies to the dish or saucer. It is 6i inches in diameter,and II inches deep. The handle is moulded in imitation of the head and neck of aduck or goose; and on the opposite part of the rim are two slight protuberances aninch apart, designed, apparently, for the purpose of resting the vessel on its edge, likeplates in a rack. I do not remember to have seen a Peruvian Patera without them. The remaining articles are of unusual interest. They throw more light on ancientaboriginal arts than can be expected from any amount of pottery. Fig. 1, Plate 39,a chisel nearly .3 J inches long, i inch thick at the thickest part, I inch wide atone end, and U inches at the other. Of pure copper it has been cast, and thecutting end drawn out witli the hannnor. It has never been used as a chisel; thereare no marks of blows on its end. It was undoubtedly used as a knife, and »>?.
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