Mexican Wooden Totem Carved Mayan Fertility Goddess Nude Tribal Figure 7.5"

Description

Maya Goddess
Ixchel.
Ixchel (pronounced Ishchel) was the Maya goddess of the moon, of love, of gestation, of medicine, and of the textile arts.
She was the wife of the sun god Ak Kin.
In hieroglyphics her name appears as Chak Chel, meaning “large rainbow”.
In the “Chilam Balam”, a collection of books which tells about the history of the Maya civilization,
her name appears as Ixchel, which means “rainbow woman”.
It is said that an all-powerful god named Itzamná, one of the Maya gods who created the world,
also married the goddess Ixchel and produced 13 children with her,
of which two also helped in the creation of the world.
She was also associated with the rains and the Maya rain god Chaac.
The Maya represented her as a young woman, as a symbol of the waxing moon,
or else as an older woman,
as a symbol of the waning moon.
This goddess protected the pilgrims who visited her sacred island: Cuzamil, today known as Cozumel,
where one of the most important temples dedicated to her was located.
Isla Mujeres (island of women) is also dedicated to Ixchel, where there is still a temple.
Decoration
7.5 x 5 x 2.5  inch
Hand Made
Carved
Mexican Folk Art