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young person in a half sitting position. The only part loft was from the loins to 

 the knees. 



At Tierra Blanca, near the northern end of the island, I was shown an 

 image without a head lying in the edge of the lake. Another was said to be 

 uncovered at low water during the dry season. They were probably abandoned 

 here after an unsuccessful attempt at embarkation. 



There was a very rude small image on the beach south of Los Angeles, 

 which had been brought from Madera. It. was so rude that I could not deter- 

 mine whether it was intended to represent a man or a monkey. 



All of these images were of basalt. There was no grace about them ; the 

 heads of all being awkwardly placed on the breast and shoulders. The Indians 

 told of others in several places among the foot-hills of Ometepec and Madera, 

 but seemed loth to point them out. 



About a hundred yards from the mound at Los Cocos was a basalt block 53 

 inches high, 38 long, and 9 thick on the carved portion above ground. It was 

 upright, with the top projecting about two feet above the surface. This part was 



Fi" 120. 



Alligator carved on basalt block. 



sculptured into a representation of an alligator on the back of a man, whose 

 li cad, held between the beast's fore paws, was under its throat. The head 



