. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 54.—Suggested reconstruction of Monument 15 fragments (see pi. 64). the mouth and chin depends a peculiar spade-shaped object, too bat- tered to recognize with certainty. It might have represented a beard (it is very similar to that of Figure 1, Stela 2), or, as Stirling has suggested, some sort of mask for the lower part of the face similar to that adorning the Tuxtla statuette. Above Figure 1, slightly to left of center on what seems to be a natural ledge or projection, are traces of what may have been a large glyph, perhaps a round-cornered rectangle enclosing
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 54.—Suggested reconstruction of Monument 15 fragments (see pi. 64). the mouth and chin depends a peculiar spade-shaped object, too bat- tered to recognize with certainty. It might have represented a beard (it is very similar to that of Figure 1, Stela 2), or, as Stirling has suggested, some sort of mask for the lower part of the face similar to that adorning the Tuxtla statuette. Above Figure 1, slightly to left of center on what seems to be a natural ledge or projection, are traces of what may have been a large glyph, perhaps a round-cornered rectangle enclosing an X-shaped element. One would expect a com- panion piece to the (observer's) right. Of Figure 2, in low relief just to the left, only the upper portion remains. A man is shown as standing with face in profile and shoulders in three-quarters view, his right hand bent to waist level, apparently clutching some object, his left flexed and pointing upward over the top of Figure 1. His. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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