648 PICTURE-WRITING OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS. 
nodes yariously arranged. The appeal is still further intensified by the raising of 
the right hand and arm, <A human head partly covers the head of the figure, from 
which hang yariously-shaped ribbons, terminating in the body and tail of a fish. 
Above the right wrist is 1 double bracelet, apparently formed of small square stones. 
The left hand is covered, gauntlet-like, by a human skull, and the wrist is orna- 
mented by a double scaly bracelet. The waist is encircled by a stiff projecting gir- 
dle, which differs from the general style of this ornament by having attached to it 
on the side a human head, with another human head suspended from it. From 
the front of the girdle emanate four lines, which ascend towards the deity, uniting 
at the top. They seem to symbolize the emotions of the person, not expressed by 
words. From behind the image issue flames. 
