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but little from those shown in Figs. 3 and 6, and has the triangular head 
of Fig. 10. Triangular heads are very common in cloth and on pottery 
fish forms. 
Fig. 5 is another variation in the interlocked fish pattern. As the 
heads, tails, and crude outlines of the bodies of fish, as the Peruvians 
represented them, are shown, there has never been any trouble about 
identifying the true motive. 
Figs. 6 and 7 are in relief on pottery vessels. They show again the 
fondness of the Peruvians for the interlocked design. In Fig. 6 each 
fish is the same as Fig. 3, which has an extra projecting point. The 
number of points in the body of a fish or bird was governed entirely by 
the space to be filled up by the decoration. In Fig. 7 degeneration has 
not progressed as far as in most of the other figures and the motive is 
apparent. 
Figs. 8-10 are forms common on pottery vessels, sometimes painted, 
but oftener incised or in relief. 
Fig. 11 shows the designs on a tapestry belt. It is very common on 
the small bags that may have been used as charms. This fish head varies 
but slightly from that shown in Plate I, Fig. 4, and the means shown 
there of identification apply equally to this form and its many variants. 
Fig. 12 has been identified as the horse mackerel and is a fairly 
realistic representation of that fish. It is painted in several colors on a 
pottery vessel from Nazca. 
Fig. 13 is cut from a thin sheet of silver. Twenty of these fish are 
fastened on a cord in the form of a necklace. It comes from Ica, but 
such fish strung together or with beads were common in many places in 
the coast region. | 
The forms shown in Figs. 14-16 represent the shark and are found 
both on cloth and on pottery vessels. 
Fig. 17 is in relief on a pottery vessel from Surco. It is a very 
common fish form over all the coast region. The original of this sketch 
is 9 cm. long, and it is often seen very much larger both on cloth and 
pottery. 
Figs. 18-19 are from Nazca pottery. Both show a parallel line of © 
white which in the first case completely separates the body into two- 
unequal parts. Whether this represents the median line or was only a 
fancy of the artist must be left to guesswork. 
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