Can anyone identify this possible latin-american supernatural history sketch?

January 12, 2009 5:40 PM

[Image Identification Filter] Can anyone identify this small sketch? I was told it possibly relates to latin-american supernatural history.

A friend asked me if I could help him identify this sketch for him. (It looks like some sort of headwear to me?) I thought the hive-mind might be able to help. Thanks!

posted by dcjd to Religion & Philosophy (2 answers total)

It vaguely reminds me of Mayan pictographs/hieroglyphs that I ran across during my historical linguistics class in college. I know nothing about such hieroglyphs, though.

Anyone with more knowledge able to confirm or deny?
posted by ocherdraco at 7:16 PM on January 12, 2009

It does look awfully familiar, like if it featured in an anthro text when I was an undergrad or something... I don't think it looks Mayan or Inca, more like Aztec or Toltec perhaps in origin. Can't seem to find anything beyond that, though. Did you look at any Voodoo resources?
posted by gemmy at 8:27 PM on January 12, 2009