. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Fig. 65. Highly Conventionalized Jaguar Motive. The principal features of the head as well as the outline of the leg survive in highly modified form. From the southern end of Lake Nicaragua. since few of them show signs of use. The jaguar is perhaps the most common motive used in the decoration of these metates. The back is broad and slightly dished, the head projects from the cen- ter of one end and the tail swings in a curve from the other end to one of the feet. At Mercedes remarkable stone
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Fig. 65. Highly Conventionalized Jaguar Motive. The principal features of the head as well as the outline of the leg survive in highly modified form. From the southern end of Lake Nicaragua. since few of them show signs of use. The jaguar is perhaps the most common motive used in the decoration of these metates. The back is broad and slightly dished, the head projects from the cen- ter of one end and the tail swings in a curve from the other end to one of the feet. At Mercedes remarkable stone slabs were found during the excavations conducted by Mr. Minor C. Keith. These are now on exhibition in the Ameri- can Museum of Xatural History. The sculptures in relief on these slabs are by all odds the finest from the Isthmian area. Human beings, crocodiles,. 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 of Natural History
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