Parley's Cabinet Library: Manners, customs, and antiquities of the Indians of North and South AmericaBradbury, Soden & Company, 1843 |
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... Mexicans . The noble ruins of religious and other edifices , found in Central America and the contiguous regions , are referred to this people . After three or four ... Mexicans , bears a singular analogy to that 8 THE MEXICAN INDIANS .
... Mexicans . The noble ruins of religious and other edifices , found in Central America and the contiguous regions , are referred to this people . After three or four ... Mexicans , bears a singular analogy to that 8 THE MEXICAN INDIANS .
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... Mexicans had arrived at greater perfection in sculpture , casting metals and in mosaics than even in their painting . The aspect of their graven images strong- ly reminds us of similar antiquities in Egypt . The engraving upon the next ...
... Mexicans had arrived at greater perfection in sculpture , casting metals and in mosaics than even in their painting . The aspect of their graven images strong- ly reminds us of similar antiquities in Egypt . The engraving upon the next ...
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... respect , even those of the savage state . The Mexicans had some idea , though an imperfect one , of a supreme , absolute and independent being . They represented him in no external form , because they THE MEXICAN INDIANS . 31.
... respect , even those of the savage state . The Mexicans had some idea , though an imperfect one , of a supreme , absolute and independent being . They represented him in no external form , because they THE MEXICAN INDIANS . 31.
Contents
THE MEXICAN INDIANS | 7 |
ANTIQUITIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA | 89 |
INDIANS OF PERU | 105 |
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Abipones America Anahuac ancient animals antiquities appear Araucanians arrows Atahualpa Aztec beautiful birds body caciques called Camanchees ceremony character chief Cholula civilization cloth colors conquest corn Cortés cotton covered cultivated customs Cuzco dance death dress dwellings earth enemies fastened feast feathers feet high fish flesh flowers gold ground hair head horses houses Huascar Huayna Capac human hundred hunting idol Incas Indians inhabitants kind lake language live lodge maize Manco Capac manner Mexicans Mexico miles Montezuma mounds mountains nation noble ornaments Osage painting palace Palenque party Pawnees person Peru Peruvians possessed present priests pulque Quito race remains resembling river ruins sacrifice savage scalps sculptured seen side silver skins sometimes songs Spaniards Spanish Spirit square stone temple terrace Tezcuco tion Toltecs trees tribes tumuli village warriors whole wigwam wild women woods yanaconas