thomas] ASSIGNMENT OF COLORS TO THE CARDINAL POINTS. 45 



The first part, which pertained to the east, was called the thirteen years 

 of the Cane, and in each house of the thirteen was painted a cane, and 

 the number of the corresponding year. * * * The second part ap- 

 plied to the north, in which were other thirteen houses (divisions), called 

 the thirteen houses of the Flint, and there were also painted in each 

 one a flint and the number of the year. * * * The third part, that 

 which appertained to the west, was called the thirteen 1 '/< ■times ; there 

 wire also painted in this thirteen little houses, aud joined to each the 

 number of the year. * * * In the fourth and last part were other 

 thirteen years called the thirteen houses of the Rabbit, and in each of 

 these houses were also likewise painted the head of a rabbit, andjoined 

 to it a number." 



The plate or figure accompanying this statement '' is a wheel in the 

 form shown in Fig. 8, the quadrant a green, with thirteen figures of the 



Fig. 8 — Citk-mlur whctl tYoui Duran. 



cane in it; ired, with thirteen figures of the flint iu it; c yellow with 

 thirteen figures of the house in it, and d blue, with thirteen figures of 



Tiat". 11" Lam 1«. 



