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2. The tagata rere glyphs must, according to my classification, have their upper bodies in front view. Their heads, though, can either be en face or seen in profile.

Among the 17 tagata rere glyphs in Mamari a sitting posture is common:

Ca2-11 Ca6-26 Ca7-9 Ca7-18 Ca7-26
Ca8-5 Ca8-12 Ca8-23 Ca8-25 Ca12-12
Cb2-13 Cb2-23 Cb2-25 Cb6-2 Cb6-3
Cb7-23 Cb8-1

Tagata rere glyphs appear to be short in stature compared with tagata:

tagata rere tagata

If tagata is contrasted with tagata rere in meaning, we can draw the conclusion that tagata rere glyphs are located at the beginning of seasons (which would explain their short stature, not yet fully grown).