Mayan clothing culture.doc

Mayan clothing culture 11历史 1102070127 龙心怡 Abstract: Symmetrical, fine, complex, colorful, dress the Mayan aesthetic principles. In the ancient Maya, clothing is a status symbol, there are strict limits. Mainly reflected in the gender differences and grade differences. Maya has now introduced in clothing performance practices of other cultures, simplifying the Classic Maya decorate many fine, complex parts with a special meaning. But the embroidery pattern in Mexico, Spain scarves, vaguely American cowboy hat under the shade of the Mayan culture, personality still tenaciously preserved. Keywords: ancient Mayan costumes；differences；affecting Mayan dress beautiful, they used to decorate their feathers and animal fur, but they are rarely cut and properly fit the clothes. I the overall situation of the Mayan costumes Maya believed that as the eyes and the long head on very fashionable, so people will be wrapped with a cloth deformed babys head to make it, but also put beads hanging over the babys nose to change the structure of the eye muscles. Mayan dress is usually simple and can adapt to the warm weather. Loincloth around men, women, wearing loose clothing like a smock-like. When the weather cools, the Maya also add cloak. Whether rich or poor, the Mayans were wearing a long gown and a simple loincloth. But the poor no fancy clothes, no jewels to decorate. Rich Mayan men and women will be wearing jade and shells strung with small pieces of jewelry, as well as with multicolored feathers woven hair ornaments. Maya will sometimes front teeth filed into sharp or other shapes, but also in small pieces of jade fill teeth. Mayan civilization in the very popular tattoos and painted. Boy with black pigment painting, girl with red. Priest with blue pigment tattoo, soldiers in red and black. During festival time, dance is an important way to express their religious beliefs, the performers were dressed in different outfits to play different gods, these peoples clot