Label at left: "An Indian Village." Left foreground: Corn field between the houses and the river; live oak tree with Spanish moss. Center foreground: Pyramidal mound under construction. Right foreground: Swamp and bayou; cypress trees and Spanish moss; buzzards in tree; palmettos; dugout canoes; and freshly-killed alligator. Pyramidal mound of earth freshly plastered with clay; thatched temple surrounded by poles with trophy skulls; priest standing at top of log stairway. Center middle ground: Priest carried on litter. Center background: Temple mound; houses.