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forward examples of every degree of transition from the 

 archaic style to the classical Mayan of Tabasco and 

 Chiapas. Curiously enough, it does not seem possible 

 to extend these linking likenesses to the Huastecas. 



Plate XXIX. Laughing Head of the Totonacs, remarkable example 

 of Freehand Modeling in Clay. Heads of this type probably served as 

 decorative details on temple fronts. 



A series of eyes showing Totonacan modifications of 

 the styles prevalent on the archaic pottery heads of the 

 Highlands is given in Fig. 54. In some cases we find the 

 simple single or double groove eyes and in other cases 



