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ornamental bands surround the ankles. A band passes around the 

 waist and from it there appears to hang some sort of an apron or other 

 ornament. The left arm is akimbo and the hand, with fingers bent at 

 the knuckles rests upon the knee; a cuff or ornamental band surrounds 

 the wrist. Of the right arm only the shoulder and extreme upper part 

 are visible, the rest being broken off. About the neck is a necklace 

 of almost circular large beads, eight of which are plainly shown. 

 From it there hangs over the breast a plate or ornament, apparently 

 of jade (as the piece much resembles the conventional Aztec sign for 



[Proc. D. a. N, S., Vol. VII.] 



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