Hi Wendy,
Not entirely sure, but the lower left drawing may represent an abstract
cocoa pod.
Alexia
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From: "Wendy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 5:21 PM
Subject: precolumbian foliage
> Hi, all--
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> Below are line drawings of carved stone monuments from the Central and
> Southern Lowlands of Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. The drawings are
> of people holding something that looks to me like foliage: maybe
> leaves, pods, or blossoms. Can anybody help me identify botanically
> what these plants are? (I apologize for the poor resolution on the one
> example.) All the examples are precolumbian.
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> Suggestions of people to ask or sources to consult most gratefully
> accepted --
>
> Wendy Bacon
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Pennsylvania
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