Detail of Five Chaahks from the Dresden Codex with their Titles

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Black ink on white paper
Object Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-3509
Annotations
Original FOK Figs 2.1. and 2.2 CHAC - XIB- CHAC ZAC-XIB- CHAC EK-XIB-CHAC KAN-XIB-CHAC CAVE IN EARTH
Bibliography

Freidel, David A., Linda Schele, and Joy Parker. 1993. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: W. Morrow:67, Fig. 2:1; 68, Fig. 2:2

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Chronological Period
Postclassic
Culture
Maya
Subject Type
Painted manuscript
Description

Deities from Dresden Codex: Chaak Xib Chaak, Zac Xib Chaak, Ek Xib Chaak, Kan Xib Chaak, and Deity Seated in Cave in Earth

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