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The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art, and Ritual

edited by

Holley Moyes, Allen J. Christenson, and Frauke Sachse

U NIVERSITY P RESS OF C OLORADO

Louisville

2021 by University Press of Colorado

Published by University Press of Colorado

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Louisville, Colorado 80027

All rights reserved

The University Press of Colorado is a proud member of the Association of University Presses.

The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State University, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University.

ISBN: 978-1-60732-338-9 (hardcover)

ISBN: 978-1-64642-198-5 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-64642-199-2 (ebook)

https://doi.org/10.5876/9781646421992

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Moyes, Holley, editor. | Christenson, Allen J., 1957 editor. | Sachse, Frauke, editor.

Title: The myths of the Popol vuh in cosmology, art, and ritual / edited by Holley Moyes, Allen J. Christenson, and Frauke Sachse.

Description: Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021021117 (print) | LCCN 2021021118 (ebook) | ISBN 9781607323389 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781646421985 (paperback) | ISBN 9781646421992 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Popol vuhCriticism, Textual. | Quich mythology. | Quich IndiansReligion. | Quich philosophy. | Central AmericaAntiquities.

Classification: LCC F1465.P83 M97 2021 (print) | LCC F1465.P83 (ebook) | DDC 299.7/8423dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021117

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021021118

The University Press of Colorado gratefully acknowledges the support of the University of California, Merced toward the publication of this book.

Cover illustration: folio page 1r of the Popol Vuh. Courtesy of The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Contents

Michael D. Coe

Allen J. Christenson and Frauke Sachse

Allen J. Christenson

Frauke Sachse

Iyaxel Cojt Ren

Jaime J. Awe

Thomas H. Guderjan and Colin Snider

Holley Moyes and Jaime J. Awe

Barbara MacLeod

Karen Bassie-Sweet and Nicholas A. Hopkins

Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

Julia Guernsey

Jesper Nielsen, Karl A. Taube, Christophe Helmke, and Hctor Escobedo

Folio 1r of the Ximnez manuscript (Ayer MS 1515) of the Popol Vuh

Women leading procession, Santiago Atitln

Nabeysil wearing the Martn tunic, Cofrada of San Juan, Santiago Atitln

Blood offering to Paxcual Abaj, Chichicastenango

Yaxchilan Lintel 15

Yaxper, Cofrada of San Juan, Santiago Atitln

Maize stalk with soil support

Kiche ajqij, Chichicastenango

Kiche ceremonial table, Momostenango

Ajqij conducting divinatory ceremony, Chutinamit, Santiago Atitln45

Location of the Kiche saqaribal

View from San Martin altar

Location of the main altars in Chichicastenango

Location of the main altars in San Sebastan Lemoa

Chusiss four altars atop small mounds

Traditional Koja, or granary

Map of Belize Valley indicating location of Cahal Pech

Map of Cahal Pech indicating location of Structure B4

Section plan of Structure B4, Cahal Pech

Artistic reconstruction of Burial B4-3 from Cahal Pech

Quadripartite arrangement of human remains in Burial B4-3

Artifacts associated with Burial B4-3 at Cahal Pech

Incised decorations depicting cosmograms on greenstone tablet from Guerrero, Mexico, and on the Humboldt Axe

Late Classic polychrome dish depicting the resurrection of the Maize God

Late Classic polychrome vases depicting the decapitated head of the Maize God

Tonina stucco facade depicting a rabbit (or gopher) carrying decapitated head of Jun Junajpu in a jar

Late Classic ceramic dishes depicting severed head of the Maize God

Plan of Platform B at Cahal Pech with Middle Preclassic caches on the four corners of the building

Middle Preclassic cache from the northeast corner of Platform B at Cahal Pech

Early Classic quincunx-patterned dedicatory cache from Group 10J-45 at Copan, Honduras

Late Preclassic Quincunx-patterned cache from Structure 6B at Cerros, Belize

Exploded view of Late Preclassic cache from Structure A6, Caracol, Belize

Plan view of the kawik (central precinct) of Blue Creek

Conceptual rendering of the Structure 4 World Tree shaft and caches

Location of Actun Tunichil Muknal on a tributary of the Roaring Creek River in western Belize

Map of the tunnel system of Actun Tunichil Muknal showing location of Main Chamber

Photograph of the three-speleothem cluster located in center of the Main Chamber of Actun Tunichil Muknal

Ritual pathways, juxtaposed with Hankss model, illustrate artifact pathways and three-stone hearth feature

Close-up map of the central area of the Main Chamber of Actun Tunichil Muknal

Photo of pool containing Individual #1 (Actun Tunichil Muknal)

Close-up photograph of the cranium of Individual #1 showing tooth decoration and cranial modification (Actun Tunichil Muknal)

Orange/red tripod bowl found cached in a stalagmitic formation on south wall (Actun Tunichil Muknal)

Late Classic plate illustrating the emergence of the Maize deity from the turtle earth

Classic Maya vase (K5164)

Classic Maya vase (K2208)

Classic Maya vase (K1815)

Classic Maya vase (K4013)

Classic Maya vase (K521)

Classic Maya vase (K1003)

Classic Maya vase (K1226)

Classic Maya vase (K3202)

Classic Maya vase (3716)

Classic Maya vase (K5230)

Classic Maya vase (K4114)

Classic Maya vase (K6754)

Classic Maya vase (K4485)

Classic Maya vase (K3702)

Classic Maya vase (K2067)

Yalaw Kawiil Chak ?? Yax Haal Chahk he (the Death God) throws Kawiil, Great ??

Classic Maya vase (K4113)

Classic Maya vase (K1645)

The Old God/Serpent as the Deer God (K531)

The Old God/Serpent as the Deer God (K2572)

Detail Palenque Palace Tablet

Jaina figurine of a bundled Monkey Scribe on a four-sided God N throne

Detail of Throne Jaina figurine

The Jaguar God of the Underworld on Era Day; Vase of the Eleven Gods (K7750)

Detail of glyph (K7750)

The Jaguar God of the Underworld on Era Day; Vase of the Seven Gods (K2796)

Waterlily plant with a TE base, a jaguar-paw ear, and a white heron perching in it

Gods CH and S. Detail from Vase K0732

Two Gods Sboth with spotted skinshoot a mythical bird with their blowguns. Reconstruction drawing of the Blom Plate

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