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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION—BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY.


ANIMAL CARVINGS

FROM

MOUNDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

BY

HENRY W. HENSHAW.


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CONTENTS.

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Introductory123
Manatee125
Toucan135
Paroquet139
Knowledge of tropical animals by Mound-Builders142
Other errors of identification144
Skill in sculpture of the Mound-Builders148
Generalization not designed149
Probable totemic origin150
Animal mounds152
The "Elephant" mound152
The "Alligator" mound158
Human sculptures160
Indian and mound-builders' art compared164
General conclusions166


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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Page.
Fig.4.—Otter from Squier and Davis128
5.—Otter from Squier and Davis128
6.—Otter from Rau. Manatee from Stevens129
7.—Manatee from Stevens129
8.—Lamantin or Sea-Cow from Squier and Davis130