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    Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia
    Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia
    Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia
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    Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 6, 2019
    ISBN4064066238834
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      Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia - William Henry Holmes

      William Henry Holmes

      Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia

      Published by Good Press, 2019

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066238834

      Table of Contents

      ILLUSTRATIONS.

      ANCIENT ART OF THE PROVINCE OF CHIRIQUI.

      INTRODUCTION.

      OBJECTS OF ART.

      RÉSUMÉ.

      INDEX.

      Inconsistencies between the table of contents and the body text are noted at the end of the e-text.

      ILLUSTRATIONS.

      Table of Contents

      Links lead to the Figure itself, not its original page. Where possible, illustrations have been placed immediately before or after the paragraph that discusses them.

      BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY

      SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. I.

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      ANCIENT ART OF THE PROVINCE OF CHIRIQUI.

      Table of Contents

      By William H. Holmes.

      INTRODUCTION.

      Table of Contents

      GEOGRAPHY.

      Until comparatively recent times the province of Chiriqui has remained almost unknown to the world at large. The isthmus was traversed a number of times by the conquerors, who published accounts of their discoveries, but it was reserved for the period of railroad and canal exploration to furnish trustworthy accounts of its character and inhabitants. The situation of Chiriqui is unique. Forming, politically, a part of South America, it belongs in reality to the North American continent. It occupies a part of the great southern flexure of the isthmus at a point where the shore lines begin finally to turn toward the north.

      The map accompanying this paper (Plate I) conveys a clear idea of the position and the leading topographic features of the province. The boundaries separating it from Veragua on the east and Costa Rica on the west run nearly north and south. The Atlantic coast line has a northwest and southeast trend and is indented by the bay or lagoon of Chiriqui. The Bay of David extends into the

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