An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . Fig. ho.—Font dc Gannie. Horse in relief by stalactites on wall. Firstlateral gallery. (Prom Cav. Font de Ganme.) A few representations of the human hand stencilled ona black ground have been noticed. They recall those, tobe described later, at Gargas. On the body of a bison in polychrome are twodesigns supposed torepresent/^/^/.j or tents,and thus belonging tothe tectiforrn class ofinanimate designs al-ready mentioned (). Similar designs, V\v,. \\\.—Font de Ganme. Tectiform designs on botheilgravcd and in bison in polychrome. colour, ha
An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . Fig. ho.—Font dc Gannie. Horse in relief by stalactites on wall. Firstlateral gallery. (Prom Cav. Font de Ganme.) A few representations of the human hand stencilled ona black ground have been noticed. They recall those, tobe described later, at Gargas. On the body of a bison in polychrome are twodesigns supposed torepresent/^/^/.j or tents,and thus belonging tothe tectiforrn class ofinanimate designs al-ready mentioned (). Similar designs, V\v,. \\\.—Font de Ganme. Tectiform designs on botheilgravcd and in bison in polychrome. colour, have been found in several parts of the cave. One or two centraluprights appear to support some kind of roof. In two of. MURAL DECORATION OF CAVES 83 them there is on either side of the central pillar a semi-circle suggesting an arched entrance. Another engravingsuggests a dome-shaped hut. A comparative study of thedwellings of primitive peoples, like the Eskimo, Australians,and American Indians gives some support to such an inter-pretation of these designs. A great many bones of the Cave Bear have been foundin the floor of this cavern. They are, in fact, much morenumerous than those of any other animal. In keepingwith this numerous deep shiae on the v/alls are believedto have been produced by the claws of this animal. Insome places these striae correspond to the row of clawson the bears foot, and at just such a height as the animalsforepaws would reach were he to stand on his hind legsfacing the wall. It is interesting to observe at the end ofthe lateral gallery the figure of a bear in broad red outlinedrawn in this position. Involuntarily we see before oureyes this quaternary mammal in the cave assumi
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