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THE MAYA: RELIGION
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ally expressed a stone implement, can in nearly every case be clearly seen projecting from the forehead of the small figure. At Palenque this blade is replaced by a foliated ornament, which may represent an elaborate blade of copper, or, possibly, a bunch of feathers. Con-

Fig. 52.—Ceremonial axes from the monuments.
a. Tzendales. c. Cuirigua. e. Menché.
b. Palenque. d. Palenque.