DESCRIPTION OF PLATE V.

Figs. 19, 20 and 21.--Stained ivory carving of figure on horse. Coral

choker; spear in right hand, the shaft broken. Tribal marks on forehead

incised. Chain-bridle or head-collar. Degenerate guilloche pattern on

base. Straight line diaper pattern represented in various parts. The

stand formed as a socket for a pole.

Figs. 22, 23 and 24.--Ivory carving of figure on horse, with spear in

right hand and bell on neck, and long hair. The bridle formed as a

head-collar. Degenerate guilloche pattern on base. The stand formed as

a socket for a pole ornamented with bands of interlaced pattern and the

head of an animal.

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