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giavaldesynegual
Jun 5, 20221 min read
Martín Ramírez
The Mexican artist Martín Ramírez (1895 - 1963), is considered by some to be one of the 20th century's preeminent self-taught masters....
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Maya Chocolate Pots
This beautiful vessel of which type has been commonly referred to as a “Chocolate Pot”, and which is described as a drinking cup for the...
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giavaldesynegual
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Mayan Goddess Ix Chel
The Mayan Goddess Ix Chel was the Goddess of the Moon, female cycles, weaving and the guardian of midwives, fertility, and childbirth....
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Mayan Medicine
The Maya were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization who thrived between AD 600 – AD 800. They were literate and had a complex language...
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giavaldesynegual
Nov 21, 20212 min read
ChacMool
The Mayan Chacmool is a distinctive form of Meso-american sculpture representing a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from...
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giavaldesynegual
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Dia De Los Muertos
Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a multi-day celebration which reunites the departed ancestors with the living. The tradition of...
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giavaldesynegual
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Maya Blue
During the 17th Century, artists Rubens and Carravagio used ultramarine blue pigments that were made using crushed semi-precious lapis...
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