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Title
Portable Mayan altar : pocket books of Mayan spells
Alternative Title
Pocket books of Mayan spells
Contributor
Past, Ámbar
Date Created and/or Issued
[2007]
Publication Information
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, México : Taller Leñateros, [2008]
Contributing Institution
UC Irvine, Libraries, Special Collections
Collection
Artists' books collection
Rights Information
Copyrighted
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The authors or their heirs retain their copyrights to the material. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Rights Notes
[2007]
Description
Scope/Content: Title taken from Mayan house case.
Scope/Content: "Texts from Incantations by Mayan women. Taller Leñateros, Mexico, 2005" -- Colophons of books within case. Original Incantations title : Conjuros y ebriedades.
Medium: Hut-shaped cardboard case opens to form an altar with two side panels. Contains three books (11 cm), a pot-shaped incense burner, two animal figure candle holders, and a plastic sleeve with 12 candles.
Type
physical object
Format
3 v. in carrying case fold-out-altar :
Form/Genre
artists' books (books)
shaped books
house altars
candles
incense burners
ceramic wares (visual works)
poetry
Extent
23 cm + 1 clay incense burner, 2 clay candle holders + 12 color candles
Identifier
ark:/87280/t0rf5rzq
PM4466.Z95 .E5333 2007
Language
English
eng
Mayan languages
myn
Subject
Tzotzil
Tzotzil poetry Translations into English
Tzotzil women
Women shamans--Mexico--Chiapas
incantations
Maya
charms
shamans
magic
women (female humans)
Place
Latin America

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