Rob Stevens
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
Years ago I had an enlarged image of a fragmented of a Mayan canoe paddled by the Gods.
I intended to carve a relief panel on wood.
I have revived my interest and am now researching this image. It turns out the image is from an etching on a bone found at burial site 116 in Tikal (Guatemala ).
Jaguar [stern] and Stingray [bow]
Passengers in the canoe include an iguana, spider monkey, parrot and dog. Centred in the canoe is a figure identified as an “odd mammal” or “gesturing priest” now thought to be the deceased Maize God (Hun Ixim) being transported through the underworld, possibly to the place of his rebirth.
Image sources;
Tikal Bones from Burial 116, Drawings by Linda Schele
Courtesy of Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI)
I intended to carve a relief panel on wood.
I have revived my interest and am now researching this image. It turns out the image is from an etching on a bone found at burial site 116 in Tikal (Guatemala ).
Jaguar [stern] and Stingray [bow]
Passengers in the canoe include an iguana, spider monkey, parrot and dog. Centred in the canoe is a figure identified as an “odd mammal” or “gesturing priest” now thought to be the deceased Maize God (Hun Ixim) being transported through the underworld, possibly to the place of his rebirth.
Image sources;
Tikal Bones from Burial 116, Drawings by Linda Schele
Courtesy of Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI)
