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THE MAYA: WAR

of some pliable material, and these are paralleled in the reliefs on the ball-court at Chichen Itza (Fig. 60). It is

Fig. 60—Detail from the relief in the great tlaxtli-court at Chichen-Itza.
(After Seler)

worthy of note that both Diaz and Diego de Godoi mention long shields, covering most of the body, which could be folded or rolled up and carried under the arm when

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