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. Peccary, Nuttall 79.
   2. Same, Dresden 68a.
   3. Combination, a peccary's head and forefoot, with long tail and
        hindfoot without hoofs, Tro-Cortesianus 66a[TN-30]
   4. Peccary, Dresden 45b.
   5. Man with peccary head, Copan, Sela[TN-31] D, cast (Maudslay, I, Pl.
        46).
   6. Combination animal, with hoofs and dorsal crest of a peccary and
        scales of a reptile, Dresden 75.
   7. Peccary, Nuttall 9.
   8. Yucatan deer, with conventionalized antler, glyph for Nahua day
        sign, _Maçatl_, Nuttall 26.
   9. Same, Peresianus 5.
  10. Glyph for Nahua day sign _Maçatl_, Aubin 10.
  11. Same, Nuttall 5.
  12. Deer, Copan, Stela N, East (Maudslay, I, Pl. 79).

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PLATE 33

MAMMALIA

YUCATAN PECCARY (_Tayassu angulatum yucatanense_)

   1. Peccary caught in a snare, Tro-Cortesianus 49c.
   2. Glyph, Chichen Itza, Monjas, East (Maudslay, III, Pl. 13).
   3. Head as a head-dress, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower
        Chamber (Maudslay, III).
   4. Peccary caught in a snare, Tro-Cortesianus 93a.
   5. Tro-Cortesianus 30b.
   6. Dresden 62.
   7. Glyph representing a peccary's head, Dresden 45b.
   8. Same, Dresden 43b.
   9. Peccary caught in a snare, Tro-Cortesianus 49a.

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PLATE 34

MAMMALIA

JAGUAR, PUMA

   1. Jaguar (_Felis hernandezi_), Nuttall 24.
   2. Man seated in the open mouth of an animal, possibly a jaguar,
        Tro-Cortesianus 20a.
   3. Nahua day sign, _Oceolotl_, Aubin 9.
   4. Pot representing a jaguar or puma (Gann, 1897-1898, Pl. 34).
   5. Probably a puma (_Felis bangsi costaricensis_), Chichen Itza,
        Temple of the Tigers, Painted Chamber (Maudslay, III, Pl. 40).
   6. Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower Chamber (Maudslay, III,
        Pl. 50).
   7. Probably a puma, Dresden 47.

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PLATE 35

MAMMALIA

COYOTE, BEAR, JAGUAR

   1. Probably a coyote (_Canis_), Nuttall 6.
   2. Same, Nuttall 26.
   3. Possibly a bear (_Ursus_), Dresden 37a.
   4. Same, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers (Maudslay, III, 38).
   5. Jaguar (_Felis hernandezi_), Dresden 8a.
   6. Glyph, probably of a jaguar head, Copan, Stela 4 (Maudslay, I, Pl.
        104).
   7. Copan, Altar F (Maudslay, I, Pl. 114).
   8. Jaguar, Tro-Cortesianus 28c.
   9. Stone carving of jaguar head, Palenque, Palace, House C (Maudslay,
        IV, Pl. 24).
  10. Jaguar, Tro-Cortesianus 30b.
  11. Glyph, probably of a jaguar.
  12. Head of jaguar in fresco, Santa Rita (Gann, 1897-1898, Pl. 31).
  13. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 2a.
  14. Same, Nuttall 27.

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PLATE 36

MAMMALIA

DOG (_Canis_)

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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)

Mayan languages -- Writing; Mayas -- Antiquities

1. Peccary, Nuttall 79.
   2. Same, Dresden 68a.
   3. Combination, a peccary's head and forefoot, with long tail and
        hindfoot without hoofs, Tro-Cortesianus 66a[TN-30]
   4. Peccary, Dresden 45b.
   5. Man with peccary head, Copan, Sela[TN-31] D, cast (Maudslay, I, Pl.
        46).
   6. Combination animal, with hoofs and dorsal crest of a peccary and
        scales of a reptile, Dresden 75.
   7. Peccary, Nuttall 9.
   8. Yucatan deer, with conventionalized antler, glyph for Nahua day
        sign, _Maçatl_, Nuttall 26.
   9. Same, Peresianus 5.
  10. Glyph for Nahua day sign _Maçatl_, Aubin 10.
  11. Same, Nuttall 5.
  12. Deer, Copan, Stela N, East (Maudslay, I, Pl. 79).

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PLATE 33

MAMMALIA

YUCATAN PECCARY (_Tayassu angulatum yucatanense_)

   1. Peccary caught in a snare, Tro-Cortesianus 49c.
   2. Glyph, Chichen Itza, Monjas, East (Maudslay, III, Pl. 13).
   3. Head as a head-dress, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower
        Chamber (Maudslay, III).
   4. Peccary caught in a snare, Tro-Cortesianus 93a.
   5. Tro-Cortesianus 30b.
   6. Dresden 62.
   7. Glyph representing a peccary's head, Dresden 45b.
   8. Same, Dresden 43b.
   9. Peccary caught in a snare, Tro-Cortesianus 49a.

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PLATE 34

MAMMALIA

JAGUAR, PUMA

   1. Jaguar (_Felis hernandezi_), Nuttall 24.
   2. Man seated in the open mouth of an animal, possibly a jaguar,
        Tro-Cortesianus 20a.
   3. Nahua day sign, _Oceolotl_, Aubin 9.
   4. Pot representing a jaguar or puma (Gann, 1897-1898, Pl. 34).
   5. Probably a puma (_Felis bangsi costaricensis_), Chichen Itza,
        Temple of the Tigers, Painted Chamber (Maudslay, III, Pl. 40).
   6. Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower Chamber (Maudslay, III,
        Pl. 50).
   7. Probably a puma, Dresden 47.

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PLATE 35

MAMMALIA

COYOTE, BEAR, JAGUAR

   1. Probably a coyote (_Canis_), Nuttall 6.
   2. Same, Nuttall 26.
   3. Possibly a bear (_Ursus_), Dresden 37a.
   4. Same, Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers (Maudslay, III, 38).
   5. Jaguar (_Felis hernandezi_), Dresden 8a.
   6. Glyph, probably of a jaguar head, Copan, Stela 4 (Maudslay, I, Pl.
        104).
   7. Copan, Altar F (Maudslay, I, Pl. 114).
   8. Jaguar, Tro-Cortesianus 28c.
   9. Stone carving of jaguar head, Palenque, Palace, House C (Maudslay,
        IV, Pl. 24).
  10. Jaguar, Tro-Cortesianus 30b.
  11. Glyph, probably of a jaguar.
  12. Head of jaguar in fresco, Santa Rita (Gann, 1897-1898, Pl. 31).
  13. Same, Tro-Cortesianus 2a.
  14. Same, Nuttall 27.

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PLATE 36

MAMMALIA

DOG (_Canis_)

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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

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