. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 332. 333. 334. Figs. 332-334.—Reed dice offerings prom Bear Creek Cave. From the Tiilarosa Cave, New Mexico, comes a well-preserved flute made from a joint of reed, the natural septums closing the blowing end, the other end open. (Fig. 328.) It is fur- nished with five finger holes and a mouth hole, pierced through the walls of the reed by burning. The area around the finger holes bears radiating lines skillfully burnt in and a band around the body of the flute is drawn by the same method. The length of the flute is 10 inches; the diameter |
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 332. 333. 334. Figs. 332-334.—Reed dice offerings prom Bear Creek Cave. From the Tiilarosa Cave, New Mexico, comes a well-preserved flute made from a joint of reed, the natural septums closing the blowing end, the other end open. (Fig. 328.) It is fur- nished with five finger holes and a mouth hole, pierced through the walls of the reed by burning. The area around the finger holes bears radiating lines skillfully burnt in and a band around the body of the flute is drawn by the same method. The length of the flute is 10 inches; the diameter | inch. (Cat. No. 246363, ) A similar flute was found in the Bear Creek Cave on Blue River, Arizona. These flutes do not appear to be ofi'erings, but objects of customary use. GAME PAHOS. Games associated with ceremonies are sometimes found among the offerings. Of these the reed dice are most frequent and are interest- ing illustrations of dec- oration by methods of engraving, painting, and burning. Figure 332 has the reverse painted black, the ob- verse engraved; figure 333 «, h shows the front and back of a die dec- orated with good de- sign; figure 334 a, h shows an engraved and painted band on the front and back, re- spectively. (Cat. No. 246579, , Bear Creek Cave; length, 3 inches.) An original. Fig. 335.—Reed dice offerings from Tularosa Cave. bundle of cane dice tied with a yucca cord is shown in figure 335 a and the obverse and reverse markings produced by burning in the du- plicate drawings hh, cc^ and dd. The fourth die, e, is pkjn, ( 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Prin
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