Representation of deities of the Maya manuscripts (1904)
Schellhas, Paul, 1859- · Cambridge, Mass. : Pub. by the Museum · leaf 382
Nahuas. The bat does not seem to oc¬ cur in the Maya manuscripts as a god, although there are glyphs which seem to refer to this god (Dresden 17b), as pointed out by Seler, when there is no other representation of this deity. No doubt in the times of the Maya civilization, these bats haunted the… … POTTERY WHISTLE, APE. FROM ULOA VALLEY, HONDURAS. monkeys (Maya, maas or baao ) are not represented in the Maya codices examined. In Tro-Cortesianus 88c (PI. 39, fig. 4) occurs a curious nondescript animal with what seem to be hoofs on the forefeet, a somewhat bushy tail of moderate length, and a…
