Original caption by the photographer: Chac-Mool is the name given by. Its name should not be confused with "Chaac", the Mayan god of rain. The name Chac Mool translates as Large Red Jaguar or thundering paw in Mayan. This "great red jaguar", as it is translated of the Mayan, continues being until today one of the biggest mysteries about the Mayan and Toltec culture. The incredible Chac-Mool sculpture is a male human figure reclined backward, with legs raised, knees bent, feet generally placed on the floor, and the head turned left or right at right angles, holding a circular container or square in its belly, always looking towards the temple of the archaeological site in which it is located. Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks.
The oldest Mayan sculpture, acquired by the museum in the 19th century, is the Chac-Mool, from the platform of the Eagles and the Jaguars at Chichen Itzá, which was discovered and obtained its name by the French-American explorer Auguste Le Plongeon In their eagerness to study it, they tried to take it abroad, but the governor of Yucatán at that time, Protasio Guerra, confiscated the sculpture and was sent to Mexico City. Mayan Statue of Chac Mool, from Chichen Itza, 11th Century Giclee Print.
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