. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Natural history; Natural history -- New York (State); Science; Science -- New York (State). Chalchihuitls from Central America. 257 reached each other within half an inch, when the intermediate core, if I may so call it, was broken off. The swerve of the saw is distinctly visible from the top as well as the bottom, although the strice are nearly polished out. This was clearly intended to be suspended, as there are no means by which to fasten it to robes of any kind. It must have served as a gorget or breast-plate. Fig. 5.—This is a most in
. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Natural history; Natural history -- New York (State); Science; Science -- New York (State). Chalchihuitls from Central America. 257 reached each other within half an inch, when the intermediate core, if I may so call it, was broken off. The swerve of the saw is distinctly visible from the top as well as the bottom, although the strice are nearly polished out. This was clearly intended to be suspended, as there are no means by which to fasten it to robes of any kind. It must have served as a gorget or breast-plate. Fig. 5.—This is a most interesting, although a very irregular,. Fig. 5. Chalchihuitl from Ocosingo. Two-thirds actual size. and comparatively rude specimen, four inches and two-tenths long by two and a half inches wide at its widest part. The back shows a compact greenish stone, with the same evidences of having been sawn from a solid block, to which I have al- luded in describing Fig. 4. The front appears as if of a bril- liant green enamel, exhibiting a full human face with a large and elaborate feather helmet or crown, huge ear and neck ornaments impossible to describe, and only to be understood by inspection of the original. This, too, is pierced, like that last described, from edge to edge, near its upper 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 Lyceum of Natural History (New York, N. Y. ). New York
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