An account of the Smithsonian Institution, its founder, building, operations, etc. : prepared from the reports of Prof. Henry to the regents, and other authentic sources (1859)
Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907 · Washington : Thomas McGill, printer · leaf 27
19 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. … ter to Nicaragua. The largest statue, carved in black basalt, was obtained from the Island of Momotombita, in Lake Managua, where there was a temple or sacred place. The figure with the sphinx-like head-dress is also from the same locality. One or two of the other statues, by the Indians of the…
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