Figure 11.4 The long count dates on Abaj Takalik Stela 5. p. 437
Figure 12.1 Pakal receives the divine crownship from his mother, Lady Zac
Kuk, as he ascends to the throne of Palenque. p. 441
Figure 12.2 Ñudzahui husband and wife rulers sitting in an egalitarian fashion
on the reed mat. p. 443
Figure 12.3 In addition to domestic responsibilities such as weaving (left),
Mexica women held a variety of roles in their society, from trading
in the markets (right) to performing agricultural and priestly
duties, and prophesying the future. p. 444
Figure 12.4 Mexican women heeded the call of this 1812 propaganda
document enjoining them to participate in the struggle
for their country’s independence. p. 454
Figure 12.5 Mexican women carried out a variety of tasks during the
Mexican Revolution, including fighting, nursing the wounded,
spying, and providing food and arms to the combatants. p. 455
Figure 12.6 In the various economic crises that have gripped the region,
women’s ingenuity has proved fundamental to survival. p. 462
Figure 12.7 Women making bread in a Zapatista breadmaking co-op in San
Pedro Chenalhó, Chiapas, 1996. p. 463
Figure 12.8 Practicing the ancient arts of spinning and weaving, indigenous
women contribute to the survival of their family while preserving
valued aspects of their ancestors’ cultures. p. 464
Figure 12.9 Like thousands of women in Guatemala, El Salvador, and
Nicaragua, this woman, holding a picture of her missing son,
joined the opposition movement in her country as a result
of a personal tragedy. p. 470
Figure 13.1 “En las trincheras” [In the Trenches], fresco by Diego Rivera. p. 478
Figure 13.2 “Día de los muertos: la ofrenda” [Day of the Dead: the Offering],
fresco by Diego Rivera. p. 479
Figure 13.3 “Orgía: noche de los ricos,” [Orgy: Soiree of the Rich], fresco by Diego Rivera. p. 480
Figure 13.4 “Cortés y la Malinche” [Cortés and Malinche], mural by José
Clemente Orozco. p. 482
Figure 13.5 A Folk Taxonomy of Chamula Verbal Behavior. p. 495
Figure 14.1 A jade effigy axe (the “Kunz Axe”) in the Olmec style. p. 506
Figure 14.2 A Tlatilco ceramic figurine in what is known as the “Pretty Lady” style. p. 508
Figure 14.3 The central tablet in the interior of the Temple of the Foliated
Cross at the Classic-period Mayan city of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. p. 511
Figure 14.4 A schematic drawing of a Mesoamerican ball court in the shape
of a capital “I”. p. 512
Figure 14.5 The Tuxtla Statuette. p. 513
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