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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo14amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Tlu- fulluwiuj; ohjecUi cau be at the left, idols of stone in tlie shelf and at the right and left of the idols various rubbing t. the left) have grooves s Cat the right) have flat smooth base; others 0 groove made In grinding the broad or cutting end o7 In forming the pointed end of I pendants and spindle-shaped culls colts in double rovrs about the margin of the pestles. Two of these rubbing both top and bot- , the other ■- the foUomng: two rows of celts or axes among which 3 unusual size and polish, also a large collection of shells and bones. Immense numbsrs of land and sea shells and bones of fish and the cony found in the kitchen middens show the cliaracter of much of the food of the Arawak frii L-ptli of five feet, associated with wood ashes, shells ^and cony bones. At tlie left are pottery showing various "patterns of incised decoration, many forms of handles (of vessels and in the e.vtrenii? corner a series showing a type of decoration in which bands of clay were added to the exterior of the vessel before flring. These bands have incised lines across them and probably represent snakes. At the rear of the shelf are fragments of Arawak baking slabs. Various recon- structions that have been made show that these slabs must have been about two feet wide and elliptical In shape. Tliey were used for baking cassava broad. Similar ones are encountered to day among the Indian tribes of aorChera South America

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  • bookcentury:c100
  • bookauthor:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
  • booksubject:Natural_history
  • bookpublisher:New_York_American_Museum_of_Natural_History
  • bookcontributor:American_Museum_of_Natural_History_Library
  • booksponsor:Biodiversity_Heritage_Library
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