[Aztlan] Tikal: The color of Mayan priests

[Robert Evans]

Diego de Landa mentions that the prisoner to be sacrificed was painted blue,
and after having his heart removed, his body was rolled down the temple
steps where a priest "chilan" would remove the "cuero" (skin) and dress
himself in it and dance around the plaza.

Robert Evans
revans at atoda.com
www.atoda.com
<>-----Original Message-----
<>From: aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org [mailto:aztlan-
<>bounces at lists.famsi.org] On Behalf Of GK
<>Sent: November 5, 2006 11:41 AM
<>To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org
<>Subject: [Aztlan] Tikal: The color of Mayan priests
<>
<>Hello all,
<>
<>I half-recall reading in a book that Mayan priests would paint themselves
<>blue (maybe it was just before ceremonies) and the soldiers/warriors were
<>painted a different color. Can someone confirm if that was true of the
<>Classic Mayans in Tikal. Also, i haven't been able to find a good
<>explanation for why priests were painted blue. Any ideas on a good online
<>(ideally free) resource or paper that may shed some light on this issue?
<>
<>Sincerely,
<>
<>Gagan
<>-------------------------
<>Gagan Kanwar
<>Austin, TX
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