Cara Gigantesca

391), in describing the "Cara Gigantesca," or gigantic face, a monument of Yzamal, in Yucatan, says, "Behind and on both sides, from under the mitre, a short veil falls upon the shoulders, so as to protect the back of the head and the neck.

Monuments in Yucatan, such as the "Cara Gigantesca," bear symbolic adornments similar to those of Egyptian and Hindoo priests.