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Description: | This is worn for the "Dance of the Conquest" which marks the death of Tecún Umán, the last K'iche' Maya hero who resisted the Spanish and who died in battle in 1524. Two green Quetzal birds, the national symbol of Guatemala, frame his face. - - Cakchiquel, Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala, CENT, America | Format: | text/html | License: | http://rammuseum.org.uk/legal | Publisher: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council | Rights holder: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council | Subjects: | Religion and magic Ethnography | Source: | Royal Albert Memorial Museum | Creator: | Not specified | Identifier: | http://rammcollections.org.uk/content/ca... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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