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Guatemala – Birds in The Mayan Art
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English Name: Pidgeon (Family Columbidae) Spanish Names: Paloma, Tortolita Maya Names: K’uksuku’un (Itsaj), Kuy, Mukuy (K’iche’) In the Popol Vuh, the K’iche’ myth, the pidgeon Ixmucur is in charge of keeping watch to inform if the Hero Twins’ grandmother arrives while they are in the cornfield. Its task is to sing as…
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Birds in The Mayan Art – Birdwatching Guatemala
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Parrots & Macaws English Name: Parrots and Macaws Family: Psittacidae Spanish Names: Loro, Cotorro; Guacamaya, Papagayo Maya Names: Ix kan, Xttut, T’ut, op (Ch’ol, Yucatec) – Parrot – K’ota (Yucatec). Mo’ (Itzaj) – Macaw – In Maya art, parrots and macaws frequently appear as decorations on bowls, plates, and lids. They are…
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Hummingbirds in The Mayan Art
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English Name: Humming bird (Family Apodidae)Spanish Names: Colibrí, Chupaflor, Picaflor, Gorrión. Maya Names: Tzunuun, Dzunnun, Ts’ak ts’unu’un (Yucatec, Itzaj) The hummingbird is one of the few animals that always appear in a natural form. Although they are not exact renditions of real birds, the Maya artists emphasized the beaks, wings, and tails,…
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Birds in The Maya Art
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Guatemala Tours – Professional Birdwatching & Nature Tours. Birds in the Maya Art English Name: Great Curassow Scientific name: Crax r. rubra Spanish Names: Pajuil, Faisán, Hocofaisán. Maya Names: K’am’bul (Itzaj), Kambul, Mut (Yucatec) The great curassow is the largest of the three most important game birds in El Petén (Curassow, Crested Guan, and…
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Birds In the Mayan Art
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Birds In the Mayan Art Many birds form part of the supernatural hierarchy that inhabits the Maya Universe, and they occupy the highest ranks. Their most frequent association is with heaven if they nest in trees and with the entrance to the underworld if they are aquatic birds. Birds could have attracted the attention…
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The Maya were dependent on Nature
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Almost 4,000 years ago, the first Maya obtained their food from hunting, fishing and collecting wild fruits. When they settled in permanents communities, they began to cultivate certain food plants through specialized systems, although they continued to hunt game for food or sacrificial ceremonies. Several natural products were utilized as raw material, animals, plants…