ANIMAL FIGURES IN THE MAYA CODICES 361 



awaited by their little dog, who, recognizing his master on 

 the opposite side, rushed into the water to bring him over." 

 (Sahagun, 3 Appendix, Chap. I.) 



As might be expected from the foregoing, there are abun- 

 dant evidences in the manuscripts of the presence of the dog 

 in the various religious rites and especially those which have 

 to do with the other world, the Kingdom of the Dead. In 

 Tro-Cortesianus 35b, 36b, 37a, 37b, the pages showing the 

 rites of the four years, the dog appears in various attitudes. 

 In 35b and 36b, it bears on his back the Imix and Kan signs, 

 in 37a (PL 37, fig. 8) it is shown as beating a drum and sing- 

 ing, in 37b (PI. 36, fig. 2) it is beside a bowl containing Kan 

 signs. In all of these places, the dogs seem to be represented 

 among the various birds and animals which are to be sacri- 

 ficed for the new years. Landa (1864, p. 216)* states that 

 in the Kan year a dog was sacrificed. In the Muluc year, 

 Landa (1864, p. 222) f records that they offered dogs made 

 of clay with bread upon their backs and a perrito which had 

 black shoulders and was a virgin. It has already been noted 

 that two of the dogs represented in Tro-Cortesianus 35b 

 and 36b have a Kan and Imix sign fastened to the back. 

 Moreover, we have also pointed out that the Kan sign fre- 

 quently seems to have the meaning of maize or bread. It 

 will be noted that in Tro-Cortesianus 36b two human feet 

 are shown on each of which is a dog-like animal. J These 

 may indicate the dance in which dogs were carried as noted 

 by Landa. Cogolludo (1688, p. 184) § also mentions a similar 



*"Y que le sacrificassen un perro o un hombre. . . porque hazian en el 

 patio del templo un gran monton de piedras y ponian al hombre o perro 

 que avian de sacrificiar en alguna cosa mas alta que el." 



t "Avian de ofrescerle perros hechos de barro con pan en las espaldas, y 

 avian de vailar con ellos en las manos las viejas y sacrificarle un perrito que 

 tuviesse las espaldas negras y fuesse virgen." 



J These might quite as well be rabbits as dogs. 



§"De los Indios de Cozumel dize, que aun en su tiempo eran grandes 

 Idolatras, y usaban un bayle de su gentilidad, en el qual flechaban un 

 perro q auian de sacrificar." 



