The Importance Of Clothing In The Maya Culture

The clothing of the Maya elite is a symbol base on power and wealth and beliefs inside their culture. This demonstrates that the ancient Maya where well-known because their clothing was exotic, with different lyres and shapes, that transformed their appearance and identity. Their appearance can be compare to the animal called peacock because of their long feathers hanging down the floor. And their identity comes along with their culture appreciation. The feathers were a symbol of wealth because they are a sign of money. Theses feathers were in the color of green and blue, it is being said that those feathers were more expensive than god. The more feathers the more the person would stand out from other groups who weren’t as wealthy. Furthermore, wealth comes along with power because the person can eexclude others by the number of feathers being wearn. The feathers come from birds, meaning the Mays have a certain attachment to birds because they believe that warriors who die with honor will come back as hummingbirds. For instance, “feathers, with their connection to wings as a spiritual metaphor, represent a strong celestial connection to the heavenly realms, as well as love, truth, protection, new beginnings and

In 16th-century their Maya culture they have different beliefs, such as a man being much more important and valuable than women. These women were excluded; they are born to serve their man and children; therefore, man had more important jobs. Men are born to be strong to defend their culture. These men practice their strength by fighting and hunting. Also, they have the enormous responsibility to keep the whole kingdom’s survival. Furthermore, they have the belief of ruling which leads to a conflict with other tribe who have ambitious desires for the survival of only one culture. The opposite tribe attacked Jaguar Paw tribe. This attack caused women to be capture and sold as slaves and men were