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ronie-ami.bsky.social
These r two of my ocs, meet Quetzal and his brother, Chahk Itxzamn. #oc #ocart #Myocstory
February 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
A very large signed handmade bronze modernist pre-Columbian deity Tlaloc Chahk Lightning God design brooch circa 1980 - measures 3-5/8" tall!

Available...

www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...

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A sculptural vintage 1980s signed handmade hammered bronze Modernist pre Columbian deity Tlaloc Chahk Lightning God design brooch. Entirely handmade hand fabricated cut and hammered from behind in a modernist design recalling pre-Columbian art depicting a lightning god either Chahk of the Maya, or perhaps Tlaloc of the Aztec. He has three lightning bolts across his chest, and his arms are raised in warning to his opponents! No doubt a one of a kind piece of wearable modernist art! Measures 3-5/8" tall by 2.25" wide, and weighs just over 15 grams total. There are two marks on the back of his feet. They look like a lightly etched maker mark, possibly "MW" and on the other foot it looks like a date, possibly "88" or "87". Looks like they were done more than once, so hard to say for sure. In any case, the brooch speaks for itself! An amazing one of a kind piece of wearable art that has its roots in pre Columbian cultures! Excellent vintage condition.
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
bvzw.bsky.social
This panel is about a ballgame encounter: on the right, Yuknoom Took’ K’awiil, the Sacred Lord of Calakmul (Campeche), and on the left K’inich Baaknal Chahk, Sacred Lord of Toniná-Po’, who strikes the ball with his axe. It’s the year 727. We know little about the origin and rules of a ballgame.
May 11, 2026 at 5:09 AM
bkmacd.bsky.social
Sorry, your argument is invalid. I've already depicted you as the Chahk and me as the water lily jaguar.
jessicashortall.bsky.social Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · Jul 22
I’m obsessed with this piece of Mayan art from 600-800 CE. It looks like a modern cartoon. Just incredible. (Long description in alt text)

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This small drinking cup with stepped tripod supports features one of the most masterfully painted, well-preserved mythological scenes found on a Maya vessel. Because of the calligraphic line’s resemblance to that found in the three Maya books known as codices (sing. codex), this class of painted vases are referred to as "codex-style." The black-on-cream painted scene, framed by vivid red bands on the flaring rim and the base, centers on an anthropomorphic feline marked with dark spots. This "water lily jaguar," a character known from other depictions and hieroglyphic texts, crouches on a large image of an animate mountain, known as witz in various Mayan languages. The jaguar wears a white cape and delicate vegetation sprouts from both his head and front paw. To the jaguar’s right, Chahk, the ancient Maya rain god, wields a large axe marked with the hieroglyphic symbol for shiny objects in his left hand, and an animate stone object in the shape of a skull in his right. He actively addresses the jaguar on the mountain, perhaps in a menacing attack, or perhaps in a celebratory dance. Chahk is shown with his typical knotted hair and vegetal headdress, marine shell earrings, a pectoral perhaps made of knotted cords, and fish-like mouth with one projecting frontal tooth. Furthermore, the hieroglyphic text specifies that this is the Chahk of the "First Rain," setting the scene in the start of the rainy season of the Maya Lowlands from May to June. Rather than shrinking down the characters to show their full bodies, the artist chose to cut off the depictions at the waist. A smudgy border on the bottom of the scene may denote the fact that this action takes place in a smoky or watery location, possibly a low-lying area flooded by the early rains. The other personage to the left of the water lily jaguar is a dancing death god, who interacts with a supernatural serpent emerging from the mountain. This death deity is depicted as both skeletal, with a humanoid cranium topped …
July 22, 2026 at 10:59 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Head of the rain god Chaac
carved limestone
circa 10th-11th century
Mayan civilization
Yucatán, Mexico

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Chaac is the Mayan god of rain, thunder, and lightning, vital for agriculture and crops like maize. He is depicted holding a lightning axe or snakes, which he uses to strike clouds and bring rain. Chaac is also associated with fertility, is believed to live in caves and cenotes (underground water sources), and has four incarnations associated with the cardinal directions.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
greenspiritcraft.com
See Acorn Woodpecker on the tree trunk in 2nd picture?

Coast Miwok word for this bird is palachak (pah-laht-chahk.)

#WitchyWalks #SonomaCounty
Brown cattails shining in the sun, green grass, and green hills in the background. A group of trees cast their shadow on green grass. An acorn woodpecker clings to the side of one of the tree trunks.
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
rk70534.bsky.social
Xub Chahk, perhaps the last king of the previous dynasty, is recordes as being captured by another kingdom, Yaxha, on August 11th 796, and being prisoner of the kingdom of Caracol on August 16th 800.

Which might have had deflating impact on royal authority.

mayadecipherment.com/2019/06/23/a...
A Captive’s Story: Xub Chahk of Ucanal
by David Stuart (University of Texas at Austin) The written history of the Classic Maya names many important war captives, most of whom are only vague to us as historical figures. Typically they ap…
mayadecipherment.com
June 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
ryusuta.bsky.social
I'd like to think she'd get along with my own Thri-Kreen, Chahk-Ti'Rak!
Chahk-Ti'Rak; Thri-Kreen cleric with a golden carapace, blue cape, and sporting weaponry in three of the four hands: a pole-arm called a gythka, and throwing weapons called chatkchas.
July 27, 2026 at 4:23 AM
themaenadsden.bsky.social
Chaahk (also spelled Chaac, Chac, or Chahk) is the powerful Maya god of rain, thunder, lightning, and storms. Chaahk is revered for ensuring the growth of maize and water supply. Today, we thank Chaahk for giving us with a good harvest! Do you honor any rain deities? 💧
April 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ronie-ami.bsky.social
This a small & old animation of my oc story. The first person is named Quetzal and second person is named Chahk. I have more small animations, which am somewhat proud of.
November 29, 2024 at 6:30 AM