Mayan Woman Holding Corn Ceramic

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Mayan woman holding corn ceramic.

Apr 11 2015 explore madame delacroix s board corn god on pinterest. As the young moon goddess she is shown sitting in the moon holding a rabbit symbol of fertility and abundance. Similar headdresses are worn today by maya women who practice healing and midwifery in the. Images of ancient maya women wearing this distinctive headdress have been found carved on stone monuments painted on ceramics and murals and drawn in screen fold bark paper books called codices.

This great looking figurine is 12 tall and 7 across at the shoulders. The waist 12 1 2 in circumference. Mar 19 2013 date. See more ideas about mayan art mesoamerican mayan.

Ix chel is a complex goddess with multiple facets concerned with healing midwifery sexuality herbalism weaving and nature. The corn and waist band are a. The square face is 4 1 2 wide and 5 1 4 high. The arms extend out 4.

In the same way artists worked the hard stone they also delicately cut and incised marine and freshwater shell animal bones and even human bones. Ceramic mayan figurine with corn head piece and holding corn maize. Origins and heritage of mayan weaving.