I collect Native American postcards and have approximately 4000 featuring Indigenous peoples & cultures of the Americas, north to south. A portion of my research examines representation of Native culture in the media and I am interested in the educational use of postcards as Cultural & Public History/Anthropology. I have published on the history of Southern Plains Native cards; for a list of postcard reference books, see the bottom of this page.
Monday, June 25, 2012
San Gervasio, Mexico
a friend/colleague went on a short vacation this summer, spending time in Cozumel Mexico. She picked up some cards for exchange as well as for my own collection. Here is a Mayan site that is located on Cozumel Island and is known for the worship of Ix Chel, a goddess who helped women. The site is dated as Late and Post-Classic, near the end of Mayan social complexity. Another vacation trip is planned to Beliz, so I hope there will be more Mayan cards soon! Thanks Namita.
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