FEWKES] THE RUIN, SIKYATKI 225 
appendage and’one claw of the posterior limbs recalls a sky-band, 
commonly found in representations of sky gods. 
The animal depicted in figure 21, which resembles figure 19 in the 
Tic. 19.—Mountain lion. Fic. 20.—Problematical reptile. 
form of the appendages to the head and mouth, is suspended in- 
side of a circle in the one case and is half within a circle in the other. 
ReptTiviaAn Ficures 
Several figures of reptiles and serpents occur in the Sikyatki col- 
lection. Figure 22 represents an animal like a reptile; only two legs 
Fic. 21.—Reptile. Fic. 22.—Reptile. 
are shown in the design and the form of the tail recalls that of a bird. 
The head of this figure bears two horns resembling feathers in some 
respects; the legs terminate in four claws. From a projection at the 
posterior end of the body there arises a curved line dotted at inter- 
vals and terminating in feathers. The dorsal appendage resembles 
the carapace of a turtle, from beneath which feathers project. 
74936°—19—33 ETH 15 
