Figs. 390 and 391.--Large metal bell. On one side is a human face in
relief, with snakes issuing from the nostrils. Each of the two snakes
grasps a mud or cat fish in its jaws. The ears project from the sides
of the head-dress, and the neck has a frill consisting of a double
row of perforated circles. The handle has an incised herring-bone
ornamentation. Projecting from the sides of the bell are eight knobs.
The base and crown of the bell have a border of strap-work pattern.
Height of bell, 10 inches.
Figs. 392 and 393.--Carved wooden head, which may have been a mask.
Represents the head of a negro; it is hollow, and may have been
intended for a mask, as there are open slits underneath each eye. The
hair is represented by incised reticulated lines. The three black lines
over the eyes represent cicatrices. The lower part of the face is
rounded, and the chin not marked. Height, 13 inches.
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Transcriber's note:
There is no figure 136 in the printed book, and the "annexed woodcut"
referred to in the description of fig. 337 was not included. The
figures in "Figs. 265,6, Plate 35" on p. 46 were hand-written.
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
p. 56 "Figs 192 and 193." changed to "Figs 192 and 193."
p. 65 "Fig. 181 Plate XXVII" changed to "Fig. 181, Plate XXVII"
p. 65 "Vol I" changed to "Vol. I"
p. 70 "elephants's" changed to "elephant's"
p. 74 "Fig. 282." changed to "Figs. 281 and 282."
p. 94 "Figs 372 and 373" changed to "Figs. 372 and 373"
p. 98 "Fig 385." changed to "Fig. 385."
The following possible errors have not been changed:
p. iv conquerers
p. 32 tattoed
p. 42 rivetted
The following are used inconsistently in the text:
a European and an European
cat fish and cat-fish
ground-work and groundwork