prev - home - index - next The long, curving objects commonly known as "palmas" have a great variety of shapes and ornamentation, although they are all probably ritual depictions of ball-playing attire, originally made in wood. This is a particularly forceful and imaginative piece, although its meaning remains unknown. "Palma" in the shape of human forearms and hands Central Veracruz Middle to Late Classic (500-900 A.D.) Unknown Stone 38 x 15 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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