Feathered Serpent Columns, Temple of the Warriors, Chichen-Itza, Yucatan – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Feathered Serpent Columns, Temple of the Warriors, Chichen-Itza, Yucatan
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Laura Gilpin's 1932 photograph turns to the feathered serpent columns at the Temple of the Warriors in Chichen Itza, on the Yucatan Peninsula, where carved serpent shapes line the approach to the temple's colonnade. Chichen Itza was a major Maya city whose architecture blends Maya styles with influences from later Toltec-era traditions, and the feathered serpent, Kukulcan in Maya belief, appears throughout its buildings. Gilpin, an American photographer known for her studies of the American Southwest and of Indigenous peoples, documented ancient sites as well as living communities, so this image sits within a broader interest in Native American and Mesoamerican culture. The record itself is thin, so details of the print's original use are not confirmed.
| Created / published | 1932 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Laura Gilpin. No. 29. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians of; Arch.; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,074 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157056 |
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