Left/right symbolism and the body in ancient Maya iconography and culture

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 13, Issue PART 4, 2002, Pages 419-443

  Palka, Joel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/972224     Document Type: Article

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