The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya ArtKimbell Art Museum, 1986 - 335 pages An illustrated study of the Maya civilization, drawing from interpretations of the texts embedded in pictorial scenes or carved on stone tablets to provide the meaning of the art and architecture of the ancient culture. |
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... cloth woven on a backstrap loom . The cloth was sewn together along the outer edges , with openings left for the arms ; a slit for the head was left open during the weaving process . As among modern Maya weavers , woven cloth was not ...
... cloth woven on a backstrap loom . The cloth was sewn together along the outer edges , with openings left for the arms ; a slit for the head was left open during the weaving process . As among modern Maya weavers , woven cloth was not ...
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... cloth , these bands were often mounted with ornate carved jade plaques ( Pl . 8 ) . Kings wore an image of the Jester God on these headbands as the symbol of their rank and office ( Fig . 1.3b ) . Cloth , often richly decorated , was ...
... cloth , these bands were often mounted with ornate carved jade plaques ( Pl . 8 ) . Kings wore an image of the Jester God on these headbands as the symbol of their rank and office ( Fig . 1.3b ) . Cloth , often richly decorated , was ...
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... cloth woven on a backstrap loom and sewn together at the outer edges ; this leaves a woven opening for the head and openings for the arms . Even among the modern Maya , clothing is made in this fashion , and woven cloth is usually not ...
... cloth woven on a backstrap loom and sewn together at the outer edges ; this leaves a woven opening for the head and openings for the arms . Even among the modern Maya , clothing is made in this fashion , and woven cloth is usually not ...
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The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art Linda Schele,Mary Ellen Miller Affichage d'extraits - 1986 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accession ahau appears architectural Art Museum ball ballcourt ballgame ballplayers belt Bird Jaguar bloodletting body Bonampak cahal captives carved Cauac Celestial Monster celt ceramic Chac-Xib-Chac Chan-Bahlum Classic Maya cloth Copan costume Cylindrical vessel death depicted dressed earflare Early Classic period event FIGURE figurine front glyph gods Guatemala head headband headdress Hero Twins Hieroglyphic Honduras human Hunahpu imagery incised inscriptions jade Jester Kan-Xul katun Kimbell Kimbell Art Museum king Late Classic period Late Preclassic period Leiden Plaque Lintel Long Count lord Lowlands maize mask Maya art Maya civilization Mesoamerica monuments moon Olmec Pacal painted Palenque panel Pauahtun pectoral personified Piedras Negras Pilas PLATE Popol Vuh portrait recorded rite ritual ruler sacrifice scene scribes sculpture Seibal shell Shield Jaguar Stela stone Structure supernatural symbols Tikal Tlaloc Uaxactun Underworld Venus Vision Serpent warriors water-lily wears World Tree worn Xibalba Yax-Pac Yaxchilan zoomorphic