Illustrations from books and vases show that there were different marks of beauty in Maya times, particularly among the noble classes, which may seem weird to us today.
Being cross eyed was very fashionable in the Mayan times, to achieve this, mothers hung tiny balls of resin on the hairs falling between their children s eyes. Constant focus on these made their eyes cross A flattened forehead was another desirable feature. This was achieved by binding the heads of newborn babies between 2 boards.
The Mayans generally wore simple clothes, loincloths for men and robes for women. Wealthy people could afford jewellery made from precious jade and quetzal feather headdresses.
Being cross eyed was very fashionable in the Mayan times, to achieve this, mothers hung tiny balls of resin on the hairs falling between their children s eyes. Constant focus on these made their eyes cross A flattened forehead was another desirable feature. This was achieved by binding the heads of newborn babies between 2 boards.
The Mayans generally wore simple clothes, loincloths for men and robes for women. Wealthy people could afford jewellery made from precious jade and quetzal feather headdresses.