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all the Hamilton-style paired-human designs may also present a central pole or panel which is the side view of the central axis. When the swirl-cross appears on the side of the axis (as in #38), it appears to be performing the same service as in the concentric cosmograms—it indicates a particular place or aspect of the axis.
Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)
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