Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

Name: Animal Figures in the Maya Codices
Author: Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)

Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)

Mayan languages -- Writing; Mayas -- Antiquities

1. Iguana as offering, Tro-Cortesianus 105c.
   2. Iguana, Tro-Cortesianus 3b.
   3. Iguana, as offering with _Kan_, Dresden 43c.
   4. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 107b.
   5. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 6a.
   6. Same, Dresden 29b.
   7. Offering, possibly representing a lizard, Dresden 27b.
   8. Same, Dresden 34a.
   9. Lizard used for _Uinal_ glyph, Copan, Stela D, gl. 4. (Maudslay, I,
        Pl. 48).
  10. Nahua day sign, _Cuetzpalin_ (lizard), Aubin 10.
  11. Lizard, Dresden 3a.
  12. Nuttall 10.
  13. Offering, the portion with serrated margin possibly representing
        an iguana, Tro-Cortesianus 12b.
  14. Lizard, Nuttall 2.

[Illustration: PLATE 12]


PLATE 13

REPTILIA

CROCODILE (_Crocodilus_)

   1. Glyph of the Nahua day sign, _Cipactli_, Nuttall 1.
   2. Crocodile represented by head and limb, Nuttall 36.
   3. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 1.
   4. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 4.
   5. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 9.
   6. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 47.
   7. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 1.
   8. Nuttall 75.
   9. Head of lizard or possibly crocodile used as a _Uinal_ glyph,
        Palenque, Temple of the Foliated Cross (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 82,
        gl. 6).
  10. Head of crocodile, Dresden 52b.
  11. Head, possibly of a crocodile, Palenque, Temple of the Foliated
        Cross (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 82, gl. 0,[TN-20] 4).
  12. Conventionalized head of a crocodile, Dresden 53b.

[Illustration: PLATE 13.]


PLATE 14

REPTILIA

TURTLES

   1. Turtle, Tro-Cortesianus 19b.
   2. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 17b.
   3. Swimming turtle, Tro-Cortesianus 17a.
   4. Possibly representing a turtle, Nuttall 33.
   5. Turtle, Tro-Cortesianus 81c.
   6. Freshwater turtle (_Chelydra_) with leeches attached,
        Tro-Cortesianus 72b.
   7. Glyph for fig. 3.
   8. Glyph.
   9. Glyph.
  10. Glyph.
  11. Turtle, Nuttall 43.
  12. Turtle god, _Aac_, Dresden 49.

[Illustration: PLATE 14]


PLATE 15

AVES

HERONS[TN-21] FRIGATE BIRD

   1. Heron, stucco ornament, Palenque, Palace, House B (Maudslay, IV,
        Pl. 18).
   2. Heron head-dress, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower Chamber
        (Maudslay, III, Pl. 45).
   3. Head and neck of a heron, Dresden 37b.
   4. Heron, Nuttall 74.
   5. Heron with fish, Palenque, Temple of the Cross, West side panel
        (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 71).
   6. Heron[TN-22]
   7. Heron with a fish as a head-dress, Dresden 36a.
   8. Fork-tailed bird, probably a Frigate bird (_Fregata aquila_),
        Tro-Cortesianus 34a.
   9. Same, arranged for offering, Dresden 35a.

[Illustration: PLATE 15]


PLATE 16

AVES

OCELLATED TURKEY (_Agriocharis ocellata_)

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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)

Mayan languages -- Writing; Mayas -- Antiquities

1. Iguana as offering, Tro-Cortesianus 105c.
   2. Iguana, Tro-Cortesianus 3b.
   3. Iguana, as offering with _Kan_, Dresden 43c.
   4. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 107b.
   5. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 6a.
   6. Same, Dresden 29b.
   7. Offering, possibly representing a lizard, Dresden 27b.
   8. Same, Dresden 34a.
   9. Lizard used for _Uinal_ glyph, Copan, Stela D, gl. 4. (Maudslay, I,
        Pl. 48).
  10. Nahua day sign, _Cuetzpalin_ (lizard), Aubin 10.
  11. Lizard, Dresden 3a.
  12. Nuttall 10.
  13. Offering, the portion with serrated margin possibly representing
        an iguana, Tro-Cortesianus 12b.
  14. Lizard, Nuttall 2.

[Illustration: PLATE 12]


PLATE 13

REPTILIA

CROCODILE (_Crocodilus_)

   1. Glyph of the Nahua day sign, _Cipactli_, Nuttall 1.
   2. Crocodile represented by head and limb, Nuttall 36.
   3. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 1.
   4. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 4.
   5. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 9.
   6. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 47.
   7. Same as fig. 1, Nuttall 1.
   8. Nuttall 75.
   9. Head of lizard or possibly crocodile used as a _Uinal_ glyph,
        Palenque, Temple of the Foliated Cross (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 82,
        gl. 6).
  10. Head of crocodile, Dresden 52b.
  11. Head, possibly of a crocodile, Palenque, Temple of the Foliated
        Cross (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 82, gl. 0,[TN-20] 4).
  12. Conventionalized head of a crocodile, Dresden 53b.

[Illustration: PLATE 13.]


PLATE 14

REPTILIA

TURTLES

   1. Turtle, Tro-Cortesianus 19b.
   2. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 17b.
   3. Swimming turtle, Tro-Cortesianus 17a.
   4. Possibly representing a turtle, Nuttall 33.
   5. Turtle, Tro-Cortesianus 81c.
   6. Freshwater turtle (_Chelydra_) with leeches attached,
        Tro-Cortesianus 72b.
   7. Glyph for fig. 3.
   8. Glyph.
   9. Glyph.
  10. Glyph.
  11. Turtle, Nuttall 43.
  12. Turtle god, _Aac_, Dresden 49.

[Illustration: PLATE 14]


PLATE 15

AVES

HERONS[TN-21] FRIGATE BIRD

   1. Heron, stucco ornament, Palenque, Palace, House B (Maudslay, IV,
        Pl. 18).
   2. Heron head-dress, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower Chamber
        (Maudslay, III, Pl. 45).
   3. Head and neck of a heron, Dresden 37b.
   4. Heron, Nuttall 74.
   5. Heron with fish, Palenque, Temple of the Cross, West side panel
        (Maudslay, IV, Pl. 71).
   6. Heron[TN-22]
   7. Heron with a fish as a head-dress, Dresden 36a.
   8. Fork-tailed bird, probably a Frigate bird (_Fregata aquila_),
        Tro-Cortesianus 34a.
   9. Same, arranged for offering, Dresden 35a.

[Illustration: PLATE 15]


PLATE 16

AVES

OCELLATED TURKEY (_Agriocharis ocellata_)

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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

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