We have already learned that the crocodile is held in great regard and
in some sections there is evidence of its more or less sacred character.
Its importance in the minds of the people is well shown by the frequency
with which it appears in their decorative designs. Fig. 55_A_ shows one
of these animals which has just eaten a man. Both figures are so
realistic that the intention of the weaver is apparent. In _B_, _D_,
_E_, and _F_, the animal is still realistic, but the man disappears, and
in his place is a formless object or straight lines which are identified
as "something eaten."