DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XVI.

Figs. 94 and 95.--Bronze cast of human head. Negro features. Three

tribal marks over each eye. Pupils of eyes inlaid with iron.

Reticulated head-dress and rosettes of coral or agate, similar to that

represented in Plate XXI, Fig. 121. Coral choker, badge of rank. Twelve

bands of coral and a band apparently of plaited hair hanging from

head-dress on each side.

Figs. 96 and 97.--Human head in brass. Marked negro features, tattoed

with dots and hatchings above and below the eyes. Branch-like figures,

perhaps coral, growing out of the eyes. Three tribal marks over each

eye. Pupils of eyes inlaid with iron. Reticulated head-dress and

rosettes, of coral or agate, similar to those represented in Plate XXI,

Fig. 121. Peculiar figures on each side of the head-dress, perhaps

representing feathers. Coral choker, badge of rank. Bands of coral or

agate hang down from the head-dress at the sides and back of the head.

On the projecting base are represented two leopards, an ox's head, and

other animals, four arms and hands, and a neolithic celt in front.

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