Word: mica
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...artistic spirit is manifested in various ways, by ornaments of mica, finely worked plates of copper and fragments of carved bone. The best specimens are probably to be found in the sculpture. Many little terra-cotta figures, about six inches in height, have been discovered, all of which are perfectly proportioned and wrought. These show the dress of the early peoples, the short tunics and curious headdress of the women, and the large earrings which were in general...