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Red handprints can be found on the walls of a number of Maya sites and are associated with the creator god Itzamna whose seven-fingered hands were red-hot to facilitate healing and who, naturally, became associated with doctors.
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Jaime. (2020, February 14). Red Handprints, Tulum. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11906/red-handprints-tulum/
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Jaime. "Red Handprints, Tulum." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 14, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11906/red-handprints-tulum/.
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Jaime. "Red Handprints, Tulum." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Feb 2020. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
