. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 462 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896 was accomplished, for example, at the corners of tlie mouth, where the depressions were made by drilling", although the drill marks have been polished out. One is able to speak of this drilling operation with a certainty that becomes absolute, from finding it represented in a score of otlier specimens, wherein the corners of the eyes and mouth have been drilled, some with a solid, others with a hollo
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 462 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896 was accomplished, for example, at the corners of tlie mouth, where the depressions were made by drilling", although the drill marks have been polished out. One is able to speak of this drilling operation with a certainty that becomes absolute, from finding it represented in a score of otlier specimens, wherein the corners of the eyes and mouth have been drilled, some with a solid, others with a hollow drill, the latter showing the protuberance of the core. Specimens have been found where such drilling had been utilized for the insertion of precious or colored stones. The unscientific reader will appreciate the beauty of this specimen as well as the difficulties to be overcome, when it is stated that with this and many others of the specimeus herein men-. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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