. Bulletin. Ethnology. 320 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 28 most of ihese cases with the white or red and white striped paint- ing of the body. It is fairly stereotyped as to form and extension; but a variation exists, inasmuch as in one of the manuscripts (Borgian codex) there is only a plain patch of black paint, while in the others (Codex Telleriano-Remensis, Tonalamatl of the Aubin collection, Sahagini manuscript) this black surface has a border of little circles. In the Aztec Sahagun manuscript, this painting of the face is desig-. FiG. 80. I'rocession and sacrifice, from tlie Sahag
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 320 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 28 most of ihese cases with the white or red and white striped paint- ing of the body. It is fairly stereotyped as to form and extension; but a variation exists, inasmuch as in one of the manuscripts (Borgian codex) there is only a plain patch of black paint, while in the others (Codex Telleriano-Remensis, Tonalamatl of the Aubin collection, Sahagini manuscript) this black surface has a border of little circles. In the Aztec Sahagun manuscript, this painting of the face is desig-. FiG. 80. I'rocession and sacrifice, from tlie Sahagun manuscript and tlie Borgian codex. nated as the " face-cage marking " and the " face-star marking which is called darkness (tlayoualli) '". The expression " cage marking " refers, it would seem, to the stripes on the face. It is therefore evi- dent that tlie technical designation " star marking, darkness " refers to the design resembling a black domino. This nomenclature not only explains the nature of the thing itself, but is also a proof that all the intricate and manifold symbols Avhich Ave find as attri]:)utes of the personages of the Mexican Olympus were no thoughtless repetitions. 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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