But it is significant that this constellation is also called the "eyes" of the cross.

The dots on the other side of the cross are also meant for stars, in order that, as the Indian explained to me, Tata Dios may see the stars where they are dancing; he lives in the stars--a belief evidently arising from Catholic influence.

The human figures painted on the cross are intended to emphasise its meaning.

The most important of these human-like contours are those directly below the junction of the arms with the vertical stem.

They are evidently repetitions of the main cross, the arms being expressed in the crude carvings.