Debra Smetana

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the lower worlds to the south are represented by a vertical tunnel-like structure. At the very bottom, the arch of the night sky is drawn. Its tiny size belies its importance, for this small component actually depicts the Milky Way (Wa-cí-da u-zhon-ge) and the goddess of the night, the Moon (Wa-kon-da hon-don).
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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