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very marked. The face of this coast Weeping God, then, is sur- 

 rounded by a frame strikingly Uke that of its prototype. From 

 the inner band decorated with dots spring eleven tab-like decora- 

 tions which fall into three groups on the basis of form: (i) 

 Three straight tassels ending in a fringe of three pieces; (2) 

 Six tabs reminiscent of the ribbon-and-stone-ring tassels of the 

 Weeping God of Tiahuanaco; (3) Two long tabs ending off in 

 an affair similar to the fringed tabs of the first type. All these 

 are arranged about the face in such a manner as to result in 

 absolute symmetry. In fact, the whole figure is absolutely sym- 

 metrical save for the arrangement of the color-areas. The eyes 

 are cream and brown and are large; the ''tears" are indicated 

 merely by two lines, one running down from each eye. The nose 

 is broad and square; the mouth rectangular with eight square 

 teeth and no fangs. Two hands with four digits grasp two 

 staffs which are exactly alike except for color and which are 

 arranged symmetrically. They suggest tremendously conven- 

 tionalized bows, and are adorned with repetitions of the fringed 

 tab element. In short, this figure, besides presenting several 

 very close resemblances to the Weeping God of Tiahuanaco in 

 its details, resembles it in more general terms also. We find in 

 the Tiahuanaco figure a strong tendency toward bilateral sym- 

 metry, a symmetry which is fully attained in this coast figure. 

 More than that, we observe that the two have another significant 

 characteristic in common, namely, the constant re-statement of 

 minor decorative elements (such as the fringed tab). These 

 resemblances are extremely significant. 



So much, then, for Tiahuanaco II designs on the pottery of 

 the coast. The material relating to Tiahuanaco II designs in 

 coast textiles is no less ample, and the evidence it presents points 

 just the same way as that offered by the pottery. We will, 

 therefore, consider only one example of Tiahuanaco II coast 

 textile-design. It is shown by Reiss and Stiibel, vol. II, Plate 49. 

 It is a rich garment from Ancon. There are two variations 

 either of the Weeping God himself or of the two types of minor 

 figures on the monolithic gateway. We will enumerate the analo- 

 gies between this design and other arts that we have examined. 

 One of the two variations has : ( i ) A human face and a head- 

 dress suggestive of the first type of minor figure on the mono- 

 lithic gateway (i. e. human face with bird body) ; (2) Tears 

 and tear-lines; (3) Four-digit hands; (4) Two staves; (5) 



