. Shells as evidence of the migration of early culture by J. Wilfrid Shells; Purpura; Musical instruments, Primitive; Pearls; Cowries. Oi'iila (Calpiiiniis) verrucosa L. A.—Philippines (after Keeve). B.—Ancient American graves (after Holmes). Mr. W. li. Holmes, in his " Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans,"^"* illustrates in Plate xxxii. a number of perforated marine shells exhumed from ancient graves of North America, Two of these (Figs. 11 and 12) are of special interest as coming within the scope of the present discussion. Unfortunately the precise data regarding
. Shells as evidence of the migration of early culture by J. Wilfrid Shells; Purpura; Musical instruments, Primitive; Pearls; Cowries. Oi'iila (Calpiiiniis) verrucosa L. A.—Philippines (after Keeve). B.—Ancient American graves (after Holmes). Mr. W. li. Holmes, in his " Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans,"^"* illustrates in Plate xxxii. a number of perforated marine shells exhumed from ancient graves of North America, Two of these (Figs. 11 and 12) are of special interest as coming within the scope of the present discussion. Unfortunately the precise data regarding the site of their discovery are not given ; all we are told is i"* Second Annual Repoit, Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, 1S83, pp. I79-30S-. 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 Jackson, John Wilfrid. Manchester : University press; London, New York [etc] Longmans, Green & co.
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