Illustration for COK Depicting Yahaw-te', Loin Cloth Tree and God of the Evening Star

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
6 3/4 x 11 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-3512
Annotations
verso: COK Fig. 4.14 Yahaw-te' Title from West Side Copan ST. C, COK Fig. 4.11A Loin Cloth Tree, COK Fig. 4.12B God of the Evening Star worn by Hasaw-Kan-K'awil at Tikal
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. 1998. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs.New York: Scribner: 8:145, Fig. 4.14; 143, Fig. 4.11(a); 143, Fig. 4.12(b)

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Site Found
Copan, Tikal
Geographic Region
Honduras
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Description

Detail of loin-cloth tree and Venus costume elements. Yajaw-Te' title from headband on west side of Stela C, Copan; Loin Cloth Tree; and god of the Eveningstar worn by Jasaw-Kan-K'awiil at Tikal.

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