Seven Macaw or Vucub-Caquix

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by Flickr User: Urban Sea Star
published on 21 March 2014

Seven Macaw or Vucub-Caquix — A replica of an architectural decoration from the Mayan ballcourt of Copan. It represents the god Seven Macaw (Vucub-Caquix) who was killed by the Hero Twins in Book II of the Popol Vuh. (Museum of Mayan Sculpture, Copan, Honduras)

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