The corn and waist band are a.
Mayan woman holding corn ceramic.
According to mayan mythology ix chel was the patron of weaving.
There are designs throughout the body.
Mar 19 2013 date.
This great looking figurine is 12 tall and 7 across at the shoulders.
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.
As the young moon goddess she is shown sitting in the moon holding a rabbit symbol of fertility and abundance.
Shell earflare frontals 1995 489a b depict the severed head of the maya maize god the personification of a newly harvested ear of corn.
The waist 12 1 2 in circumference.
The coiled snake headdress is a significant artifact connected with maya women both ancient and modern.
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.
The square face is 4 1 2 wide and 5 1 4 high.
Origins and heritage of mayan weaving.
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Apr 11 2015 explore madame delacroix s board corn god on pinterest.