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Animal Figures in the Maya Codices

PLATE 34

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Plate 34
Plate 34

MAMMALIA

Jaguar, Puma

1. Jaguar (Felis hernandezi), Nuttall 24.

2. Man seated in the open mouth of an animal, possibly a jaguar, Tro-Cortesianus 20a.

3. Nahua day sign, Oceolotl, Aubin 9.

4. Pot representing a jaguar or puma (Gann, 1897-1898, Pl. 34).

5. Probably a puma (Felis bangsi costaricensis), Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Painted Chamber (Maudslay, III, Pl. 40).

6. Chichen Itza, Temple of the Tigers, Lower Chamber (Maudslay, III, Pl. 50).

7. Probably a puma, Dresden 47.

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