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Iconography of Sky Bands, Earth Bands, Skull & Crossed-Bones Bands in Classic Maya Art

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This presentation introduces Maya motifs that tend to be in horizontal bands. The most common horizontal band is the Sky Band. The other common horizontal band is the Surface of the Underwaterworld, associated with Xibalba, below the surface. There is also an Earth Band, made of Caban symbols—rare but present at Palenque. The Witz is usually a “stone mountain” and rarely a band, but deserves to be included and studied. Another set of bands was of skulls and crossed bones; there is an endless band of these at Uxmal and nearby Puuc site of Nohpat. There are other bands that should be mentioned but not space to show each iteration: twisted bands: twisted vines, twisted snakes, twisted ropes, plus lots of decorative bands. Esta presentación introduce motivos mayas que tienden a estar en bandas horizontales. La banda horizontal más común es la Sky Band. La otra banda horizontal común es la Superficie del Mundo Subacuático, asociada a Xibalbá, debajo de la superficie. También hay una Banda de la Tierra, hecha de símbolos de Caban, algo poco común pero presente en Palenque. The Witz suele ser una “montaña de piedra” y rara vez una banda, pero merece ser incluida y estudiada. Otro conjunto de bandas era de calaveras y huesos cruzados; hay un grupo interminable de estos en Uxmal y el cercano sitio Puuc de Nohpat. Hay otras bandas que deben mencionarse, pero no espacio para mostrar cada iteración: bandas retorcidas: enredaderas retorcidas, serpientes retorcidas, cuerdas retorcidas, además de muchas bandas decorativas.
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Title: Iconography of Sky Bands, Earth Bands, Skull & Crossed-Bones Bands in Classic Maya Art
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This presentation introduces Maya motifs that tend to be in horizontal bands.
The most common horizontal band is the Sky Band.
The other common horizontal band is the Surface of the Underwaterworld, associated with Xibalba, below the surface.
There is also an Earth Band, made of Caban symbols—rare but present at Palenque.
The Witz is usually a “stone mountain” and rarely a band, but deserves to be included and studied.
Another set of bands was of skulls and crossed bones; there is an endless band of these at Uxmal and nearby Puuc site of Nohpat.
There are other bands that should be mentioned but not space to show each iteration: twisted bands: twisted vines, twisted snakes, twisted ropes, plus lots of decorative bands.
Esta presentación introduce motivos mayas que tienden a estar en bandas horizontales.
La banda horizontal más común es la Sky Band.
La otra banda horizontal común es la Superficie del Mundo Subacuático, asociada a Xibalbá, debajo de la superficie.
También hay una Banda de la Tierra, hecha de símbolos de Caban, algo poco común pero presente en Palenque.
The Witz suele ser una “montaña de piedra” y rara vez una banda, pero merece ser incluida y estudiada.
Otro conjunto de bandas era de calaveras y huesos cruzados; hay un grupo interminable de estos en Uxmal y el cercano sitio Puuc de Nohpat.
Hay otras bandas que deben mencionarse, pero no espacio para mostrar cada iteración: bandas retorcidas: enredaderas retorcidas, serpientes retorcidas, cuerdas retorcidas, además de muchas bandas decorativas.

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