. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES 831 Figs. 204, 205. This carviug represents two individuals seated on a canopied chair. The whole thing is interesting to the highest degree. The chair has a high back ornamented with scrolls and concentric rings. Both individuals have embroidered skull caps, the nearest approach to which are the basket work, close-fitting embroidered hats of the Indians of the Great Interior Basin of the Unit
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. GUESDE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUITIES IN WEST INDIES 831 Figs. 204, 205. This carviug represents two individuals seated on a canopied chair. The whole thing is interesting to the highest degree. The chair has a high back ornamented with scrolls and concentric rings. Both individuals have embroidered skull caps, the nearest approach to which are the basket work, close-fitting embroidered hats of the Indians of the Great Interior Basin of the United States. The ears much dis- tended are to be looked for. The most noteworthy feature, however, is the bands of embroidered cotton just above the calves. In his second voyage, cruising among the Caribbee Islands, Columbus came on the 10th of November, 1493, to Santa Cruz Island. Here he had a fight with some natives in a dug-out and wounded some of them. "The hair of these savages was long and coarse, their eyes were encircled with. 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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