. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 29 northern Mexico tliey appear to be more prevalent, and a com- parison of the carvings just described with those figured by Dr. Ales Hrdlic^ka^ suggest a connection of great interest. The amulets from Spur Ranch belonged, doubtless, to a medicine man. They differ widely from the medicine paraphernalia secured from a grave near the Petrified Forest of Arizona.^ (/) 231850. Small pendant of shell. (g) 231840. Bird amulet of shell, well carved. This specimen is a rare but not unique example of ancient Pue
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 29 northern Mexico tliey appear to be more prevalent, and a com- parison of the carvings just described with those figured by Dr. Ales Hrdlic^ka^ suggest a connection of great interest. The amulets from Spur Ranch belonged, doubtless, to a medicine man. They differ widely from the medicine paraphernalia secured from a grave near the Petrified Forest of Arizona.^ (/) 231850. Small pendant of shell. (g) 231840. Bird amulet of shell, well carved. This specimen is a rare but not unique example of ancient Pueblo fancy, being carved to repre- sent two animals, and changes in appearance from a bird to a small mammal, or back again on inversion. (h) 231S41. Bird amulet carved from white stone. (i) 231843. Tadpole amulet, exquisitely carved fi-om fine white stone. (;â ) 231849. Olive shell (OUveUa MpUcata), highly prized by ancient and mod- ern Pueblos for beads. (k) 231847. Shell, Columbella, prepared for stringing by breaking away the apex and forming a hole in the side. (l) 231844. Shell amulet of square form, pierced for suspension by one corner, and having a square opening cut in the center. The specimen shows that the square was cut out by drilling around the margin of the figure. It appears to be a world quarter symbol and is usually represented having a bird at each quadrant (see fig. 92). (m) 231845. Natural shell Glycimerus. Pierced for suspension. (n) 231846. Shell of Conus species. (0) 231848. Disk of pearly sheU. From the Tularosa Cave comes a disk of fine-grained red sand- stone having a hole partly drilled through it near the edge. (Fig. 44.) It appears that this was an attempt to form an ornament for the necklace. (Cat. No. 246465, ) A cylinder of fine-grained purplish stone hav- ing five grooves cut around it was found in the Martin ruin. These grooves were sawed with a flint blade and the shape of the stone appears to be natural. Its use can not be determined
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