[Aztlan] Vase K594 and the Origin of the Marimba

[D. M. Urquidi]

Re: the "fish eating flower with flare headdress" of the whistle 7822.
Isn't the fish eating the lotus flower an attribute of the Corn God and his rebirth?

Dea

D. M. Urquidi  P. O. Box 49485  Austin, Texas 78765  http://www.mayalords.org    http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientamericas/


--- On Tue, 11/11/08, Justin Kerr <mayavase at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Justin Kerr <mayavase at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Vase K594 and the Origin of the Marimba
> To: "'Karen Bassie'" <rick.bassie at nucleus.com>, aztlan at lists.famsi.org
> Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 8:03 AM
> Dear Friends,
> I have been away from my desk or I would have chimed in
> sooner. The article
> in question on K594 is a litter, sometimes characterized as
> a hammock, and
> yes there are a number of scenes from highland vessels
> which are basically
> the same except they are by different artists. The litter
> is also
> illustrated on a mold-made whistle which can be seen. It is
> number 7822 in
> the Precolumbian portfolio
> (http://research.mayavase.com/kerrportfolio.html)
> I wrote an article on these scenes which can be found at
> www.mayavase.com/jour/journey.html, Elin Danien disagrees
> with my
> conclusions, but maybe we can discuss this theme at the
> next Maya Weekend at
> Penn.
> The Jaguar Cushions that Karen mentions may be akin to his
> (the individual
> being carried in the litter) medicine bundle and seems to
> have some
> relationship to the construction of some of the forms of
> the "way" glyph. 
> Justin Kerr 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org
> [mailto:aztlan-bounces at lists.famsi.org]
> On Behalf Of Karen Bassie
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 10:32 AM
> To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org
> Subject: [Aztlan] Vase K594 and the Origin of the Marimba
> 
> There are a series of vessels with similar scenes to K594.
> Elin Danien 
> published an article on these vessels many years ago. Two
> that are 
> directly pertinent to the discussion are K5534 and K7613.
> In all three 
> of these scenes, the person in question is carrying a
> jaguar cushion. 
> These cushions show up in numerous throne scenes as well.
> The other guys 
> in the procession are carrying rattles and trumpets.
> By the way, if anyone is interested in seeing Lynn
> Grant's magnificent 
> restoration of K594, they should check out Elin
> Danien's Chama exhibit 
> that opens next April at the University Museum.
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