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Yum Kaax; Mayan corn god
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Title
Yum
Kaax
;
Mayan
corn
god
Description
3
x
1.5
x
2
' ;
Ceramic
replica
;
Gods
were
numerous
among
the
pre-Columbia
civilizations
of
Mexico
.
Gods
of
sun
,
rain
,
corn
, and
fertility
were
prominent
.
Yum
Kaax
, the
Maize
god
, was
representative
of
grain
,
which
was the
stable
of the
Mayan
agriculture
. The
Maize
god
had a
headdress
Subject
Pre-contact
,
-1500
Central
American
;
Art
and
religion
;
Art
,
Mexican
Publisher
Dos
Manos
(Royal
Oak
,
Mich)
;
Latin
AmeriCalif
.
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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