Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; (1904) (14758639976)

Identifier: mexicancentralamer00bowd (find matches)
Title: Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921 Seler, Eduard, 1849-1922 Förstemann, Ernst Wilhelm, 1822-1906 Schellhas, Paul, b. 1859 Sapper, Karl, 1866-1945 Dieseldorff, Erwin Paul, 1868-1940 Wesselhoeft, Selma Parker, Alberta M Thomas, Cyrus, 1825-1910
Subjects: Mayas Maya calendar Calendar, Mexican
Publisher: Washington, Govt. print. off.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute



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haracter Kan. The fifthcontains the character Imix, together Avith another element, Avhich,combined Avith Imix, occurs in another glyph on page 01 of the Dres-den manuscript. But I can offer no suggestion as to the actual mean-ing of all these glyphs. Mr Dieseldorff has rendered to science a conspicuous service by hiscareful and expert excavations and by the publication of their results.Had there been the same careful and thorough researches made inmany different localities of Mexico and Central America, Ave mightdecide Avith much more certainty the problems Avhich noAv occupy us,and Ave should more clearly comprehend the early history of theseinteresting ancient races. May Mr Dieseldorfl be enabled to continuehis iuA^estigations and may equally active and equally successfulworkers come forAvard in other places to increase our knoAvledge. « Verhandlungen, v. 26, 1894, pp. 577 and following. Verhandlungen, v. 26, 1894, pp. 583, 584. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 28, PLATE XLIX
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DESIGN ON A VASE FROIVK CHAMA A CLAY VESSEL WITH A PrCTURE OF A VAM-PIRE-HEADED DEITY By E. p. Dieseldorff The accompanying drawing of the vampire god (plate xlix) occurson a clay vessel which I found buried with a dead person on the sum-mit of a temple mound in Chama, together with urn 2, discussed inVerhandlungen, 189e3, page 549, Avhere I described the spot where itwas found. The pot is cylindric in form, about 55 centimeters in circumfer-ence, measured around the outer edge, and 15 centimeters in height.It Avas broken into many pieces, and the polish and painting aregreatly damaged. It is to be noted that reddish black, droplikespots occur all over the pot, as if some resinous fluid had been sprin-kled over it with a brush. I have also observed similar spots on potsfrom the Zacapa region. In order to form a characteristic image of the Yampire god we mustdirect our attention to his dress and to similar representations onthe monuments of ancient Maya ciY^ilization. The first thing t