. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. a be ^ Fig. 75. Variant Forms of Aztecan Day Signs: a, acatl, mazatl, deer foot; c, malinalli, jaw bone; d, itzcuintli, do ozomatli, monkey's ear; /, ocelotl, jaguar's ear. / arrow; b, 5's ear; e, IP WD. Fig. 76. Aztecan Numbers and Objects of Commerce: a, 1; b, 20; c, 400; d, 8,000; e, ten faces carved from precious stone; /, twenty bags of cochineal dye; g, one hundred bales of cocoa; h, four hundred bales of cotton; i, four hundred jars of honey of tuna; j, eight thousand leaf bundles of co
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. a be ^ Fig. 75. Variant Forms of Aztecan Day Signs: a, acatl, mazatl, deer foot; c, malinalli, jaw bone; d, itzcuintli, do ozomatli, monkey's ear; /, ocelotl, jaguar's ear. / arrow; b, 5's ear; e, IP WD. Fig. 76. Aztecan Numbers and Objects of Commerce: a, 1; b, 20; c, 400; d, 8,000; e, ten faces carved from precious stone; /, twenty bags of cochineal dye; g, one hundred bales of cocoa; h, four hundred bales of cotton; i, four hundred jars of honey of tuna; j, eight thousand leaf bundles of copal gum; k, twenty baskets each containing sixteen hundred ground cacao nibs; (I) four hundred and two blankets. whole. Very often advantage is taken of puns on whole or partial words, while color and position are also em- ployed to indicate sounds and 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 [American Museum Press]
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