The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration: With Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric TimesWilson, Thomas
Religion
The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration: With Observations on the Migration of Certain Industries in Prehistoric Times
Wilson, Thomas
Industries, Primitive; Swastikas; Symbolism
332. Conventional figure of alligator, from lost-color ware.
Chiriqui. Holmes, _Sixth Ann. Rep. Bur. Ethnol._,
1884-85, fig. 259 942
333. Conventional figure of alligator crowded into a short
rectangular space. Chiriqui. Holmes, _Sixth Ann. Rep.
Bur. Ethnol._, 1884-85, fig. 265 942
334. Conventional figure of alligator crowded into a circle.
Chiriqui. Holmes, _Sixth Ann. Rep. Bur. Ethnol._,
1884-85, fig. 266 942
335. Series of figures of alligators, showing stages of
simplification. Chiriqui. Holmes, _Sixth Ann. Rep. Bur.
Ethnol._, 1884-85, fig. 277 943
336. Series showing stages in the simplification of animal
characters, beginning with the alligator and ending with
the Greek cross. Chiriqui. Holmes, _Sixth Ann. Rep. Bur.
Ethnol._, 1884-85, fig. 278 943
337 to 342. Terra-cotta color stamps, Mexico, with designs
similar to the Swastika. Cat. Nos. 99124, 99127, 27887,
99115, 99118, and 99122, U. S. N. M. 946
343. Terra-cotta color stamps, with designs similar to the
Swastika. Piaroa Indians, Venezuela. _Tenth Ann. Rep.
Bur. Ethnol._, 1888-89, fig. 982, p. 621 947
344. Modern churn lid with design resembling Swastika. Lapland 956
345. Stone spindle-whorl, Neolithic. Swiss lake dwelling. Cat.
No. 100641, U. S. N. M. 967
346. Stone spindle-whorl, Neolithic. Swiss lake dwelling. Cat.
No. 100641, U. S. N. M. 967
347. Stone spindle-whorl, Neolithic. Lund, Sweden. Cat. No.
5281, U. S. N. M. 967
348. Terra-cotta spindle-whorl, Neolithic or Bronze Age. Swiss
lake dwelling. Cat. No. 100642, U. S. N. M. 967
349. Terra-cotta spindle-whorl, Neolithic or Bronze Age. Swiss
lake dwelling. Cat. No. 100642, U. S. N. M. 968
350. Terra-cotta spindle-whorl, Swiss lake dwelling. Cat. No.
100642, U. S. N. M. 968
351, 352, 353. Prehistoric terra-cotta spindle-whorls.
Orvieto, Italy. Cat. No. 101671, 101672, U. S. N. M. 968
354, 355. Prehistoric spindle-whorls. Corneto, Italy. Cat.
No. 101773, U. S. N. M. 968
356. Modern spindle and whorl used for spinning thread.
Würtemberg, Germany. 969
357. Terra-cotta spindle-whorl design similar to Swastika.
Valley of Mexico. Cat. No. 27875, U. S. N. M. 970
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