[Aztlan] Powered Kakaw?

[Justin Kerr]

In my previous posting, I mentioned "powdered preferred". I would like to
point out that the image on vase K631 shows an individual grinding something
on a metate. Although there are also corn tamales present,  the overall
theme of the scene is kakaw and probably indicates that the beans are being
ground. 

In my favorite chocolate market in Oaxaca, chocolate is purchased in the
powered form and freshly ground.

See 


 


Martin, Simon

 

 


2006

Cacao in ancient Maya religion: first fruit from the maize tree and other
tales from the underworld
  In Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao. Cameron L.
McNeil, ed. pp. 154-183    
University Press of Florida., Gainsville 

 

 

Justin