Debra Smetana

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This “dot-in-circle” eye or “fish eye” is common to both the long-nosed maskette and the Underwater Spirit at Picture Cave. The long-nosed maskette represents the “wild brother” who was raised by a water spirit in the Children of the Sun or Twins Cycle. The “dot-in-circle” eye denotes “wildness” and the ability to “resurrect,” as told in the oral traditions. It is also water related.
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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