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Maya jewelry created in gold and sterling silver from the maya glyphs of Mexico and Central America.....
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.....a section of the Maya Tree of Life....Palenque....from the Temple of the Inscriptions 1969....photo by Jim
(available in sterling silver, white or yellow gold) plus postage/insurance.... Below...available on a Bolaman handmade sterling silver charm bracelet $52 plus cost of pendant....add postage insurance.
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Time is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once....John Major Jenkins
I love that....by author and mayanist
Jenkins
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Writing Your Name with Maya Glyphs Just as we use letters for sounds representing the writing of our names, maya glyphs can be used to represent the sounds of our language. $95 plus metal and postage and insurance . |
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Charm Bracelet....add one or more glyphs.....
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| Handmade sterling silver chain with sampling of pendant glyphs below. Sterling silver chain $52....Individual sterling silver glyphs $42 each. Each glyph has it's name engraved on the backside along with the date. There is room for more engraving ....."To....Love......" etc. |
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Cocoa/Kakaw... I recently was asked
the question....Why is there an image of a fish in the
word for cocoa or chocolate? The language
of the maya was created over time from the verbal to
the written as in all languages. The written language
as well evolved over the centuries of Maya rule. The
word for fish is "ka"......I presume the word for fish
occurred in the verbal form very early on. At any rate when
written language was invented by the maya....early on
pictographs were used for the words therefore a drawing
of a fish was used for the word "ka.... or fish".
The Maya had invented the word "kakaw...cocoa"
to describe the plant or it's useful seeds or beans.
When the early scribes wrote the word "ka...Kaw"...it
was probably convenient to use the image of a fish "ka"
to represent the first syllable of the word "ka...kaw"...there
are other glyphs to represent the word cocoa or chocolate. It's interesting
that our word for cocoa apparently came directly from
the maya word "kakaw"...as cocoa is indigenous
of the "new world" and brought to Europe by
the early spanish explorers.. Once writing came
to be used....it didn't take long before pictographs
weren't suitable for many sounds and other symbols took
the place of sounds just as we use letters (symbols)
for sounds rather than pictographs....the maya created
their own set of symbols or glyphs to represent sounds.
Just as any language that is in use is in a dynamic
state, the verbal and written language of the Maya changed
over the centuries of the Classic Maya era. There are
often therefore many depictions of written language
that differ from place to place and time to time.
Kuk....the
beautiful quetzal with the long, flowing colorful tailfeathers Tzutz
- Graduation (Completion)
The
tzutz glyph represents completion and often is used
to represent graduation. The pendant to the left
is available with a sterling silver or copper background.
The glyph parts are sterling and the stone is jade,
the revered stone of the Maya. $105 plus silver
fee/ postage/insurance.
Pixan
- Soul and Good Fortune
Many new world foods were introduced to Europe
by the spaniards...the Maya enjoyed their own
chocoate drink.
Kuh....the
maya owl
Example of a "framed"
glyph available as a pin.
Zotz
- The bat glyph. There are many depictions of the bat
glyph. This is one of my favorites.
$42 plus postage.
that are seen in the images of the headdresses of native
americans...$42
Image from Palenque...
with
tourmaline/amber
on sterling
Marriage/Anniversary Glyph
Maya Cufflinks $90
Akot
-Her Dance
Dance is important to all human cultures. It's probably
our first form of artistic expression inseparable from
our humanity. $42 in sterling silver... $55 with jade
stone...
"To......with love........."
w/turquoise
on copper
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Jaguar
-Balam
The most potent Maya totem, kills only to eat, much less dangerous than the most destructive mammalian predator, man. Choose a stone set in a silver bezel.....Available with jade (as shown), black onyx,amethyst, turquoise....$48 plus postage. |
| Maya Moon Goddess - Rabbit in the Moon It's interesting that the Maya and the ancient Chinese saw a rabbit in the moon and valued equally the beautiful and durable mineral Jade. ($42) |
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Ah Dz'ib - The Writer's (Scribe) Glyph Writer's have always had their by-lines. Bead with each is jade. Cord is leather. Fabric cord is available. Sterling silver chains are available . I can engrave on the reverse the authors name and book or thesis title etc. ($42) |
Maya Scribe Silver with turquoise on a silver or copper background...$95 |
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Teonanactyl - God's Flesh - Magic Mushroom Glyph This
is the Aztec glyph for magic mushrooms. Each culture
had a means of attaining a super - natural method
of communications with their gods. One method employed
by the Aztec was with the magic mushroom, Teonanactl.
There is a god's eye or symbol of consciousness
in the center of this glyph. $42 plus postage. Remember
I engrave on the backside the name of each glyph,
date and add... |
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The
Birth Glyph The name glyphs of newborn follow the birth glyph. This glyph on the left is known as the upended frog. A frog head facing upward. While a frog may or may not have been what the maya meant to represent, frogs are unique in that a human can witness the development of the frog from fertile egg to adult in a short period of time and is often used as a symbol for fertility and birth in many cultures. I can engrave the name and birthdate of newborn on the reverse of this glyph. A parent can wear this glyph while saving it for the child. I found this glyph in a decipherment reading by Linda Schele, UT Austin of Stelae 3 from Piedras Negras. ($42)(bottom left)...with copper background as shown on the right..There is a silver disc soldered to the backside where I engrave the info...($58) plus postage.... U Kab Panamil (Touch the Earth) also represent "to be born" and can be used as well to represent birth. In sterling silver $45...each available in gold. |
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The Maya Universe #7 Heaven - #9 Earth - #13 Underworld Each of these head profiles represent specific maya numerals, head variants of the maya numerals. There are 20 unique profiles for each number between 0 - 19. The numbers #9 representing the heavens, #7 the earth and # 13 the underworld, together they are The Maya Universe. These head profiles representing the heavens, earth and the underworld on a leather cord for $105 plus postage/insurance. |
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This was an interesting custom order for a maya link belt made in the Taos style. It includes the 20 (head variant) number glyphs below in addition to the two glyph sets representing a birthdate. All in sterling silver. |
Head variants of the Maya Numerals
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This is a 20 base system. These head numerals are found on the stelae at each of the maya ruins. Each glyph is available on a necklace or tie tack or earrings. I made these from drawings found in Michael Coe's book, Breaking the Maya Code which outlines our understanding of the maya culture and language based on explorations of the Maya in recent history. $42. Postage and insurance in the US. is usually $4.00. |
| Maya Day Glyphs are available also. There is a 260 day cycle Sacred Calendar made up of 20 day glyphs each numbered between 1-13. I wax carve and cast in sterling silver your sacred calendar day which also is the top glyph represented in the Calendar Round shown above. I engrave your name and other appropriate info on the reverse. $42 Please add postage and taxes where applicable. |
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Ordering Information I wax carve and cast each glyph in sterling silver or gold as requested.... On the reverse I engrave the appropriate information about each glyph. I can add to the engraving an individuals name or ie. "To......Love....."etc. Individual glyphs are generally $42. Some glyphs are slightly more due to silver weight. Calendar Round dates (Birthdates/anniversary dates) are $98 plus metal fee for sterling silver, white or yellow gold......and Sacred Calendar Day Glyphs are $45. (If ordering Calendar Round or Day glyphs I need your exact birthday, day-mon-yr.) Writing Your Name With Maya Glyphs are $95 plus metal fee...(sterling silver, white or yellow gold )fee The Maya World link bracelet consisting of CR date (your birthdate or anniversary date etc), lord of the night, head variants for the #7, 9 and 13 is $295. The Maya charm bracelet handmade in sterling silver w/o glyphs is $52...Add $42 for each glyph added. Add $108 for your birthdate in maya glyphs (2 glyphs). Postage and insurance are added to the prices listed above. In Texas sales taxes where applicable. Request more info from Jim at JimLutz@bolaman.com. |
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