Abstract

KOLPAKOVA, Alla. Scope and Value of Walter Morris Jr. Legacy for the Mayan Textile Studies. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2024, vol.64, pp.251-268.  Epub Mar 11, 2025. ISSN 0185-2574.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm.64.2024/0011wx00s898.

This article analyzes the academic legacy of the late Mayanist researcher Walter F. Morris Jr. (1953-2019), who dedicated his life to the study of the Mayan costumes of Chiapas in all their variety. The objective is to examine Morris’s main works in order to highlight their scope and value for continuing studies of the history and traditions of Mayan textiles.

Keywords : Walter F. Morris’s Work; Mayan Textiles of the Chiapas Highlands; Textile Iconography; Pellizzi Collection; Sna Jolobil.

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