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Title:

Reproduction of one of the Mayan temples, buildings of the Monjas, or Nunnery, at Uxmal, Yucatan

Date of Original:

1933-1934

Identifier:

COP_17_0002_00038_001.tif

Permalink:

https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3513tw2c

Type:

Image

Caption:

The temple is a reproduction of one of the buildings of the Monjas, or Nunnery, at Uxmal, Yucatan--a striking example of the architecture of the Mayas. The Monjas is thought to have been the nunnery of the vestal virgins, who attended the sacred fires in the temples of their gods, and who were put to death if they broke their vow of chastity. The barbaric facade of the temple is decorated with relief carvings of the intertwining bodies of the feathered serpent god Kukulcan. Fantastic, grotesque masks done in the brilliant colors that characterize Mayan architecture, adorn the walls.

Rights:

In copyright

Access:

Public access

Subject--Topic

Mayas--Religion

Maya architecture

Temples

Photographer:

Kaufmann & Fabry Co.

Form:

Photographs

Color:

Black and white

Extent:

7.5 x 9.5 in.

Building Name:

Mayan Temple of Uxmal

Collection Information

Collection:

Century of Progress records

Show more details:

Series:

Series 17: Iconographics

Box:

2

Folder:

38

Repository:

University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)

Repository Collection Type:

Manuscript Collections

Repository Location:

Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White

Secretary of State.