CONTENTS.

Introductory 123

Manatee 125

Toucan 135

Paroquet 139

Knowledge of tropical animals by Mound-Builders 142

Other errors of identification 144

Skill in sculpture of the Mound-Builders 148

Generalization not designed 149

Probable totemic origin 150

Animal mounds 152

The "Elephant" mound 152

The "Alligator" mound 158

Human sculptures 160

Indian and mound-builders' art compared 164

General conclusions 166

Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 117-166 · 第 7 / 26 题