. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 246 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA before the Aztecan ascendency was a development of that implanted many centuries before when Monte Alban flourished and which we have already examined. As for the Mixtecs we only know that they produced pottery of great beauty somewhat similar to that of Cholula. oooooo. Fig. 84. Year Bearers in the Codex Porfirio Diaz ascribed to the Cuicatecan tribe: Wind, Deer, Herb, and Movement. Some of the finest pre-Cortesian codices that have come down to us are probably
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 246 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA before the Aztecan ascendency was a development of that implanted many centuries before when Monte Alban flourished and which we have already examined. As for the Mixtecs we only know that they produced pottery of great beauty somewhat similar to that of Cholula. oooooo. Fig. 84. Year Bearers in the Codex Porfirio Diaz ascribed to the Cuicatecan tribe: Wind, Deer, Herb, and Movement. Some of the finest pre-Cortesian codices that have come down to us are probably of Zapotecan and Mixtecan origin although reflecting to some extent the religion of the Aztecs. Several of these have been interpreted by Doctor Seler in terms of Az- tecan religion and art. Among the documents from southern Mexico that belong to the late period are:— Codex Borgia Codex Vatieanus 3773 Codex Bologna Codex Fejervary-Mayer Codex Vindobonensis Codex Nuttall or Zouche Several lienzos or documents written on cloth are also from this region. The Lienzo of Amoltepec which is a fine example of this class is conserved in the American Museum of Natural History. The documents from southern Mexico are distinguished by details of geometric ornament that resemble the panels of geometric design on the temples of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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