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The rest of the sculpture on this fragment, murh effaced, represents the head 

 and face of a person from whose mouth arises a curved staff witli eight nodes on 

 its sides, by which the prayer is expressed. A portion of a crab covering the head 

 indicates the sacerdotal rank of the suppliant. 



Sculpture Number VIII, Plate IV. 



Only four feet and a half of this sculpture are visible, being the upper part of a 

 porphyritic block of the usual size. The invisible portion is covered by superin- 

 cumbent blocks. The sculpture is bordered by a rim, which on the top and sides 

 is two inches wide, and at tlie base four inches. From the similarity of the pos- 

 ture of the person represented to that of those previously described, one is induced 

 to believe this to be a man in the act of adoration or prayer. The head is covered 

 by a cap trimmed with ruffles in front and surmounted by a human head, from the 

 top of which floats a long plume similar to that of the "Guesal" {Pharomacrus 

 micinno), the royal bird of the aborigines. From the back of the head descends 

 a broad band ornamented with rosettes protecting the neck. Gorgeous ornaments, 

 consisting of a bow and ends of ribbon, and a braid terminating in an object 

 shaped like a scimitar, and an eagle with outstretched wings, reach to the ankles 

 and form the lowest part of the band. A large ring hangs from the ear, and a 

 chain composed of square links, from which depends a small cross, adorns the neck. 

 A bracelet striated lengthwise adorns the Avrist. Around the waist is a stiff girdle, 

 the back part of which is formed of the woolly head of a fierce animal, while in 

 front are the oblong openings. To the girdle is attached a covering of the thighs 

 which greatly resembles a pair of short trowsers, and a band tied in a bow-knot 

 falls in front. The significant lines expressing feelings, or language without words, 

 ascend from the waist. The right leg below the knee has a garter with a pyriform 

 pendant. The right ankle and heel are encircled by bands. Around the left ankle 

 is fastened a square shield protecting the upper portion of the foot. 



Sculpture Number IX, Plate IV. 



This is a fragment of a block whose original length must have been nine feet. 

 The two upper corners and part of the base are broken off. Its width is four feet. 

 The sculpture represents a person of rank, if not the chief of the nation, sitting 

 on a seat, which, being ornamented in an elaborate manner, might be called a throne. 

 On the head is a complex headdress consisting of four portions, adorned with bows 

 from which float numerous bands, some of which uniting form a broad tuft behind. 

 From the hair descend bands, some of which end in curls, while the rest, reaching 

 to the ground, form tresses: to these bands is attached a curved ornament resem- 

 bling a scimitar. A large ring is suspended from the ear, and some curls of the 

 hair cover the shoulder. Around the neck is a collar, to the front of which is 

 attached a circular disk with a pendant. The chest seems to be covered by several 

 rows of bands. The arms likewise appear to be clothed with a kind of jacket 

 with a broad cuff, adorned with buttons on the left sleeve, while the right sleeve 

 terminates in somctliing resembling a bracelet. The right hand clasps an instru- 

 ment shaped like an oar, which might be a weapon or an emblem of authority. 



