Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Museo Ixchel

This morning we visited Museo Ixchel, a museum of Mayan textiles and clothing.  Adrian, a Canadian anthropologist working at CASAS, went along.  Adrian's Ph.D. is in Mayan culture, so we benefited from her knowledge and experience.


Our visit to the museum was in preparation for a trip to Chichicastenango, a Mayan market town, this weekend. Weaving, textiles and clothing have always been important aspects of Mayan culture - even taking on religious or cosmological meaning.   Much of the specific religious significance of the patterns has been lost due to European influence and the introduction of Western religion.  However, the ancient geometric patterns still communicate important aspects of traditional Mayan spirituality: a sense of balance, centering, community and a four-cornered universe.

On another note, for my Spanish homework I had to describe characteristics of various people.  My entry for Rachel (my daughter):
ella es casada
ella es una mujer
ella es una madre
ella es una hija
ella es energica
ella es simpatica
ella es joven
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Ok brother, here you are making me jealous again! I can't wait until I am as old as you and do such fun stuff :-)

    Make sure you make yourself known to Lindsey Grosh on the EMU team. Her mom works in the guidance office at LMH and we eat lunch together every day.

    Little Sis

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