1941
DOI: 10.2307/275325
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The Ceremonial Bar and Associated Features of Maya Ornamental Art

Abstract: In 1913, Spinden published his monumental work on the artistic forms in Maya culture. Since that time, many of his statements have assumed axiomatic character in the literature and discussion of Maya archaeology. However, as was to be expected, new information has tended to modify some of the generalizations put forward in 1913. In the present paper, I would like to offer evidence to support the hypothesis that certain artistic compositions, treated separately by Spinden, actually are members of a single compl… Show more

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“…The first hypothesis that Taylor formed, using a broadly defined version of the conjunctive approach, concerned the pattern of water ceremonialism in Mayan ornamental art (Taylor, 1941). Taylor hypothesized that three elements of Mayan ornamental art-the Ceremonial Bar, Bar Pendant, and Frieze-mask-actually represented a single ideological complex (p. 48).…”
Section: Examples Of the Conjunctive Approachmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The first hypothesis that Taylor formed, using a broadly defined version of the conjunctive approach, concerned the pattern of water ceremonialism in Mayan ornamental art (Taylor, 1941). Taylor hypothesized that three elements of Mayan ornamental art-the Ceremonial Bar, Bar Pendant, and Frieze-mask-actually represented a single ideological complex (p. 48).…”
Section: Examples Of the Conjunctive Approachmentioning
confidence: 99%