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Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
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| Family: | Psittacidae | | Genus: | Ara | | Species: | macao | | Authority: | Linnaeus, 1758 | | Common Name: | Scarlet Macaw | | Maya Name: | K’ota’, Mox | | Faunal Type: | Bird | | Depictions: | Polychrome Ceramics | | Significance: | Seven Macaw posed as the sun in the Popol Vuh (Schlesinger 2001). On Stela B at Copan, a ruler is portrayed flanked by macaws. Six macaws heads are depicted at Copan’s ball court. In a burial at Copan’s Structure 16, several macaws were buried. Macaw feathers were widely traded. Feathers were used for headdresses, clothing and offered in ceremonies (Tozzer and Allen 1910). | | Photos: | Click on an image below for high resolution comparison. |
Other Faunal Photos: Additional views of the faunal species, click on a photo below to view larger image. |  | | Artifact Photo(s) Courtesy of Justin Kerr (FAMSI); Animal Photo(s) Courtesy of Wikipedia GNU General Public License Version 1.2, November 2002; Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0/2.5 License(s). |
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