Seler
Americannoun
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Dr. Seler, on the other hand, while by no means neglecting the Maya, has spent more time in explaining the Mexican figures.
From Animal Figures in the Maya Codices by Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston)
Dr Seler concludes “that it denotes the copal or the offering of incense.”
This explanation is accepted by Seler, as Bishop Nuñez de la Vega, the principal authority regarding this mythological personage, says that “in every province he was held to be the heart of the village.”
Seler, lying on a substructure of stones in the centre of an open space, presumably a market place, definitely proves that the design was intended to be placed in a horizontal position.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
Dr Seler, who gives quite a different interpretation of the character from that presented here, admits that these are boards.
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