The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-04-29

neck portion, or with the lower alb
dominal space, both of which are sol
i'd, as likewise are the arms and legs.
The clay material used in the manu-
facture of the statuette is of fine qua
lily, we'll kneaded and thoroly bak-
ed. The yellow coloring substance
had evidently been applied after the
baking of the clay, but without the
white printing as seen so generally in
artifacts of the Teotihuacan origin.
The interior of the statuette is un-
painted, and the figures 1t contains
are white. One Of the notable features
of this statuette is the fact that no
sex is revealed and that it shows great
advance in the art of modelling the
human form.
with regard to the interior figures
they are clearly feminine and have
rudimentary hands. arms and feet
and display headdresses, clothing and
neck ornaments; that found on the
inner wall of the thorax-not the lid
or shutter-shows plumes in its head
dress,
"The discoverer continued his ex-
cavations along the level Of the same
stratum with the hope of finding the
missing head, when his labors were
rewarded by the disclosure of another
of these statuettes which was intact,
the body showing inferior modelling.
This discovery luckily enabled me to
complete my study, as this second
statuette exhibited a red headdress
with a casque above, on which were
displayed the signs and symbols of the
sun and fire. The upper portion OF
the face was painted red, in contrast
to the yellow colorings of the body,
as were also the miniature figures
made inside the thorax.
Goddesses Revealed.
''In view of the novelty of this find
l Immediately consulted the CLASH
cal writers-in fact, as far back as
Sahagun, who writes as follows:
"'These goddesses, known as the
"Cihuapipiltin, were women who de-
parted this life on the occasion OF
their first childbirth, and were can
onized as goddesses who
were ever present in the surrounding
atmosphere, and lowered themselves
to earth whenever DESTROYS OF al
flicting children with diseases
and penetrating even into the human
body itself
"These goddesses were reverenced
at all the road crossings, and it was
on the occasion of her first-born, the
of the setting sun, the "Cihuatlampa
of the glorious Occident.
when a woman departed this life
fering up long and fervent
midwife in attendance Immediately
began to worship her as goddess Of
fering up long, tenderly fervent ano
symbolic prayers addressed to the
I 'CeleSLldl VI Inv PNA
and exhorting her to arise and adorr
herself for the heavenly home OF oul
Father the SUM- And these became
the 'Cihuatalmaczque or the priestes
ses of the 'Cihuapipiltin' spirits.
"Now in connection with the case
l am Of the opinion that these NINA
ture figures represent the 'Cihuapip
iltin,' and that the statuettes revea
no sex as some indication of theii
spiritual condition from which the,
penetrated into human bodies, wheth
err male or female-at their will and
pleasure. This is the archaeological
Interpretation or explanation which
venture to make in connection will
these most interesting specimens
which are now occupying a prominen
nlace. in the Gallery of Prehisto~'
Ceramic Art in the National Museum
Of Archaeology.