344 



19 1 20 m 



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Profile. Profile. 

 25 pp 20 X 



a) 9 



Profile. - Hand. 



According to this interpretation, out of the thirty figures composing the alphabet, 



18 are from portions or combinations of portions of the human frame, viz., Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 



18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 20, 27. 

 3 are from birds, viz., Nos. 1, 2, 4. 



2 from seri^ents, viz., Nos. 21, 23. 

 1 is from unknown animal, 17. 



3 are from plants, viz., 12, 13. 

 1 is a vase, 30. 



3 are from unknown objects, viz., 2, 5, 29. 

 30 



According to Dr. Brinton, I. c, the meaning of the objects of this alphabet should 

 be something as follows : 



a. ^nTos. ] , 2, and 4 are representatives of the heads of some animals ; ISTo. 2 being 

 evidently the head of a bird, with a long curved beak, probably a species of parrot. 

 'No. 3 has been supposed to represent a leg or a boat of some kind, but is probably 

 also a rude figure of a head. 



b. Both these letters are supposed to represent a path or way bearing the marks 

 of foot prints indicated by the small figures inside the circle. 



c. This letter * * * is imagined to represent a mouth displa3dng sharp teeth. 

 ca. Is explained as the jaw of an animal thickly set with teeth ; but a careful 



examination of its variations leads to the belief that it is a representation of an eye- 

 lash. 



cu. This has never been identified. 



t. Signifies space, the four marks leading toward the centre, representing the 

 four cardinal points. 



e. Probably a front view of the human face, surmounted by the hair, the dots 

 marking the eyes, nose and mouth. 



h. ]^os. 12 and 13, variations of the same, represents a joint of bamboo. JN^o. 14 

 represents a flowing stream around some objects. 



AN ANALYSIS OF THE 



Pig. in—Continned. 

 21 n 22 o 23 o 



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Serpent. Invt'd human fig. Rattle of serpent. 



28 u 



29 u 



Profile. Crotalian curve inverted. Unknown. 



27 X 



24 p 



Profile. 

 80 z 



Vase. 



