The jade symbolism in the teoamoxtli of the Borgia group
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2004.89669Keywords:
Jade, Mesoamerica, Aquatic Symbolism, Pre-Hispanic CodexesAbstract
The jade – like other similar greenstones – was very high valued among Mesoamerican peoples. For its green color and resemblance with water and vegetation it was related to a complex water symbolism, which converted it in the maximum expression of preciousness. It can be found in the teomoxtli – the ritual pictorial native books – and under the form of the glyph chalchihuitl (jade), in several contexts, rules that guide the usage of the term, and that show how the jade carried a strong water and fertility meaning content.Downloads
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2004-12-09
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FRANÇA, Leila Maria. The jade symbolism in the teoamoxtli of the Borgia group. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 14, p. 225–239, 2004. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2004.89669. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revmae/article/view/89669.. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2024.