Debra Smetana

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As a life-taking monster this spirit was widely feared. This cycle is presumably connected with the motifs of skulls and long bones. It is contemporary with the appearance of the winged Piasa, the terrace rainbow motif, and the circular scalp lock (Brown 2007a).
Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)
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