. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THI<: LESSER CIVILIZATIONS 107 and legs of the monkeys are lengthened and given an extra number of joints while the heads degenerate into circles. The tongues of the serpents are elongated and. Fig. 59. Front View and Profile View Serpent Heads in Chorote- gan Art. Although derived from Mayan models they have under- gone great changes and have become highly conventionalized. bent downward at the end. All the open spaces are treated with scallops or fringes of short lines. There is also in C
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. THI<: LESSER CIVILIZATIONS 107 and legs of the monkeys are lengthened and given an extra number of joints while the heads degenerate into circles. The tongues of the serpents are elongated and. Fig. 59. Front View and Profile View Serpent Heads in Chorote- gan Art. Although derived from Mayan models they have under- gone great changes and have become highly conventionalized. bent downward at the end. All the open spaces are treated with scallops or fringes of short lines. There is also in Chorotegan art a crocodilian motive that may be peculiar to the Isthmian region although it has Mayan affinities. The jaguar is also important in this ancient art. Among the most interesting vases are those that have a modeled head projecting from one side (jaguar, monkey, or bird) and two of the three legs of the vessel modified into animal legs. On these elaborate vessels there are bands of painted decoration most concerned with the 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 Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York
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