. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 183.—Arua Phase pottery figurines, a, C-12—Condino. b, C-6— Croatasal. (fig. 183, a) established it as a figurine. Site C-6 is of somewhat later date than C-12, and the more stylized and simplified figurine appears to be a degeneration from the earlier form represented at C-12. Red ocher cube.—A small, roughly cubical piece of red ocher with six polished, flat to convex surfaces may have been used to produce the reddish color present on the surface of many sherds. It also could have been used for body painting, since the color is imparted easily if the skin or the
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 183.—Arua Phase pottery figurines, a, C-12—Condino. b, C-6— Croatasal. (fig. 183, a) established it as a figurine. Site C-6 is of somewhat later date than C-12, and the more stylized and simplified figurine appears to be a degeneration from the earlier form represented at C-12. Red ocher cube.—A small, roughly cubical piece of red ocher with six polished, flat to convex surfaces may have been used to produce the reddish color present on the surface of many sherds. It also could have been used for body painting, since the color is imparted easily if the skin or the cube surface is wet. The surfaces vary from by cm. to by cm. C-9—FREl JOAO A short distance north of the upper Rio Apani, the coastal forest belt gives way to campo. Frei Joao is almost in the center of a large open area, the nearest forest being a finger 300 meters to the west (fig. 151). The site is not differentiated by elevation or vegetation from the surrounding terrain, and the existence at present of a com- pact 10 to 12 cm. sterile layer over the sherds removes all cultural evidence of its presence. Vegetation includes clumps of tall grass changing to bushes toward the south edge, A few scattered trees grow just outside the site limits. Although this appears to have been an Arua urn burial cemetery, the identification is rendered difficult because the contents have suffered from various vicissitudes in recent time. The major de- struction was caused by trampling cattle, there once having been a corral on the spot, according to the present administrator of the fazenda. It was visited by Nimuendajii in 1923 but not excavated owing to hard ground (p. 521). Later, part of the site was excavated by a priest, after whom it is now called "Frei ; The limits of the site are diJBBcult to determine from the surface examination. Sherds are sometimes revealed in the cracks of the parched earth (visited during the dry season), and from this e
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