[Aztlan] Hammocks, one more time

[Justin Kerr]

Dear Jules,
As I wrote in the post, we have no images of the Ancient Maya sleeping.
However, there are many images from Western Mexico showing bedded figures. I
do not remember any West Coast image of a netted carrying or sleeping
device. See object E in K6915 in Portfolio. 
J. Kerr

-----Original Message-----
From: Jules Siegel [mailto:jules at cafecancun.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:35 AM
To: Justin Kerr; Aztlan
Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Hammocks, one more time

Justin Kerr wrote:
> However Miguel Covarrubias has challenged this assumption saying that a
> sleeping device that hangs from hooks and a carrying device are very
> different. 
Hammocks in rustic tropical houses are often tied to poles rather than 
fastened with hooks. Hasso Hohmann sent me a scan of his article about 
his very convincing reconstruction of an image on "Vase of Tabasco 06" 
that appears to be a dignitary sitting in a hammock. I OCR'd the 
article, and as soon as I have it properly formatted, and he gives me 
his permission, I will put it up on my website. I also am looking for 
the original vase.  He said he worked from a poor quality flash 
photograph he took in the museum in Villahermosa. Let me know if you 
know where a proper image can be found.

I am finding it a little difficult to believe that a device as common in 
the tropics as the hammock could have been the exclusive invention of 
any given region. I am going to check with a friend who lives in Borneo.

Hammocks aside, what else do we know about pre-Conquest sleeping 
arrangements in Mesoamerica?




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