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priest should be. This crab is, therefore, siinihir to that in the head- 

 dress of the high priest of No. 1. It may be added that the jiriest of 

 No. 6, unlike those of Nos. 2-5, faces the left, as is shown by the sion 

 of discourse before his mouth and b^- his headdress. 



No. 7, In this design and that of No. S the priest also faces the 

 left, so that we may infer that the blocks were so arranged in the l)uild- 

 ing that the two different directions in which the priests stood came 

 opposite each other. [The writer seems to intend to leave it undeter- 

 mined whether lie thinks they were in pairs, or whether all the right- 

 facing pri(>sts wer(^ at the left of the left-facing priests.] The divinity 

 is upon tiiis plinth very peculiarly represented. Upon his back he 

 wears two crooked plates, which stand opposite each other, with tlnnr 

 points almost in contact. The headdress is formed of two entangled 

 rattlesnakes, and the ornament of neck and breast is composed 

 of ((uadrangular plates or dice, as are thc^ bracelets. From the mid- 

 dle of the breast ornament hangs a symbol such as the divinity of 

 No. 3 wears. From either side of this symbol proceed l)oughs, each 

 bearing leaves and flowers, while the entire boughs have the characters 

 of the sign of discourse. We can come to no conclusion in regard to 

 the function of this divinity. llabeKs surmise that it is the goddess 

 of the moon was suggested merely by the crescent-shaped plates and 

 is unsuppoited l)y any old American examples. The priest has no 

 othei" hi'address than long, wavy hair. His right arm is raised; the 

 left hangs down, and its hand is covered with a human mask, orna- 

 ment(Hl with a nose clasp. The wooden' girdle has represented upon 

 it a fantastic beast's head, possibly a snake's head. In front of the 

 priest there is a remarkable shape, like a package tied up at the ends, 

 with a banner hanging down over the middle part of it, which banner 

 has a cross on it and a style-shaped excision at the bottom exactly like 

 the symbol that depends from the divinity's breast ornament. Upon 

 the package is placed a human head ^vith the sign of discourse before 

 the mouth, and both there and behind it sheaves of feathers seem to 

 stick up. 



No. 8. The whole design is surrounded by a rim. The face of this 

 divinity seems more masculine and aged than the others. It is sur- 

 round(>d with boughs bearing leaves, flowers, and fruit, but some of 

 them have the characters of the sign of discourse. The priest has a 

 helm in the form of a human head, and his left hand is covered with a 

 mask which seems to represent the skull of an ape. Upon the wooden 

 girdle a head may be seen, though it is indistinct, while upon his thigh 

 there is a clear representation of a human head. This last wears a 

 high cap and probaljly is intended for a trophy hanging from the gir- 

 dle. Noteworthy are the flamelike shapes which from the back of 



'The text has Halsgiirtel, necklace. But I suppose this is a clerical error for 

 Holzgiirtel, wood girdle. — Translator. 



