Ontario Sessional Papers, 1891, . Fig. 77. (Full .Sizu). The satanic-looking specimen figured above is fron; the same locality as It is even less symmetrical than the diagram shows. The eyes and lips arecleverly moulded aud the ears seem to be purposely set at different angles to cor-respond with the expression of the eyes. At the back of the head is a projectionnearly as prominent as the ears, and on each side of it, is a small hole not laro-erthan the noint of a lead pencil. The bars across the breast are as uncommon asthe rest of the design, aud resemble the markings on som
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1891, . Fig. 77. (Full .Sizu). The satanic-looking specimen figured above is fron; the same locality as It is even less symmetrical than the diagram shows. The eyes and lips arecleverly moulded aud the ears seem to be purposely set at different angles to cor-respond with the expression of the eyes. At the back of the head is a projectionnearly as prominent as the ears, and on each side of it, is a small hole not laro-erthan the noint of a lead pencil. The bars across the breast are as uncommon asthe rest of the design, aud resemble the markings on some of the Laidlawpottery. 3 () 33 54 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 21). ^91. Full Size). In figure 78 we liave a good imitation of the very best Indian attempt Ihave seen, to represent the human face in clay. It is only a mask, but as suchis perfect. The pipe-bowl of which it formed a part must have been a tolerablycapacious one. Even as a fragment this specimen has been prized, for the brokenedges are rubbed smoothly down, and one can only wonder that no hole is boredto hang it by. It was procured from Jlr. Jos. W. Stewart, who reports that itwas found somewhere about Lake Siincoc
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