Ethnology of the Mayas of southern and central British Honduras

1930·9.2 MB·English

by  Thompson, John Eric Sidney, Sir, 1898-1975

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MAP OF SOUTHERN BRITISH HONDURAS AND ADJACENT GUATEMALA
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Field Museum of Natural History
Founded by Marshall Field, 1893
Publication 274
Anthropological Series Vol. XVII, No. 2
ETHNOLOGY OF THE MAYAS OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
BRITISH HONDURAS
BY
J. Eric Thompson
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
24 Plates in Photogravure and 1 Map
Berthold Laufer
CURATOR. DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
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1930
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CONTENTS
PAGE
List of Plates '. . 27
Preface 29
I. Habitat of the Southern Mayas 31
II. Agriculture at San Antonio 41
III. Religion and Magic at San Antonio 56
IV. Social Life at San Antonio 78
V. Industry at San Antonio 87
VI. Religion at Socotz 106
VII. Agriculture at Socotz 115
VIII. Folklore of San Antonio 119
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IX. Folklore of Socotz and Corozal District 163
Appendix I. Language 182
Appendix II. Notes on the Plants Cultivated by the San
Antonio Mayas 184
Bibliography 196
Index of Maya Words 204
General Index 207

LIST OF PLATES
Frontispiece. Map of Southern British Honduras.
I. The Village of San Antonio.
II. Mayas, San Antonio.
III. Fig. 1. Faustino Bol, Wife, Mother-in-law, and Brother-
in-law, San Antonio Mayas.
Fig. 2. Celestino Paquul, San Antonio Maya.
IV. Agustin Hob, San Antonio Maya.
V. Remijio Pop, San Antonio Maya.
VI. San Antonio Mayas.
Fig. 1. Cecilio Cal.
Fig. 2. Isidro Pop.
Fig. 3. Caterino Bol.
Fig. 4. Caterino Bol.
VII. Fig. 1. Hunters with Peccary, San Antonio Mayas.
Fig. 2. Fernando Chun, San Antonio Maya.
VIII. Women and Children, San Antonio Mayas.
IX. Houses, San Antonio.
X. House Construction, San Antonio.
XI. Fig. 1. Hammock Technique, San Antonio.
Fig. 2. Netted Bag Technique, San Antonio.
Fig. 3. Gourd Carriers, San Antonio.
XII. Loom, Aguacate.
XIII. Fig. 1. Cacao Beans Drying on Dressed Bark, San
Antonio.
Fig. 2. Pottery Making, San Antonio.
XIV. Fig. 1. Maya Woman, San Antonio.
Fig. 2. Deer Mask Used in Deer Dance, San Antonio.
XV. Corn Grinder and "Hand," San Antonio.
XVI. Fig. 1. Harp, San Antonio.
Fig. 2. Masks Used in Deer Dance, San Antonio.
XVII. Pottery, San Antonio.
XVIII. Pottery, San Antonio.
XIX. Jacinto Cunil, a Socotz Maya.
XX. Mayas of Socotz.
XXI. Fig. 1. Curing Headache by Bleeding with Glass Points,
Socotz.
Fig. 2. Hmen Cocom Curing Negress of Toothache by
Incantation, Socotz.
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XXII. Fig. 1. TheCeibaFestival. The Chiicwith Drum, Socotz.
Fig. 2. The Ceiba Festival. Maya Girls Dressed for
Mestizada Dance, Socotz.
XXIII. Woman Dressed for Mestizada Dance, Socotz.
XXIV. Huipil Designs, San Antonio, Socotz, and Bullet Tree.