Costume et royaute sacree chez les Mayas de la periode classique: le costume "en treillis"

In: Civilisations: d'anthropologie et de sciences humaines, Band 50, Heft 1-2, S. 115-127

Abstract

Costuming is an important chapter in the study of Classic Maya sacred kingship because the ruler occasionally wears the attires characteristic of the god he momentarily personifies. The "netted costume," with its skirt symbolizing the earth's surface, is a very interesting one. It is worn by the Maize God on the painted ceramics & can be related to various myths telling the birth of the deity. On monuments, it is worn mainly by women, generally the king's mother. With the large snake she often holds in her arms, she may be dancing for rain & maize, as it is still performed in some communities today. 8 Figures, 26 References. Adapted from the source document.