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WHAT DID MAYANS CONSIDER TO BE ‘MODEL’ LOOKS?
Beauty and fashion trends come and go throughout the years, and some even make a comeback. The ancient Mayans also sought to be beautiful, but their practices might seem different compared to modern tastes. Let’s take a look at what beauty meant to the Mayans.
• Mayans shaped and filed their teeth to sharp points and drilled holes through the center of their teeth to insert gems.
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Mayans carved into the skin to create 3D tattoos.
• Mayan families bound the heads of their infant children between two boards while the skull was growing to achieve a long and narrow cranial structure, resembling their most prized crop, corn. • Mayans attempted to create crossed eyes because they considered them beautiful. They put a band around the heads of children with a bead suspended right in front of their eyes until the children were permanently cross-eyed. • Mayans added specially designed artificial nose bridges that were often multicolored and decorated with gems to achieve larger noses, which emulated their avian gods.
Beauty is influenced by cultural values, and the Mayans invested a lot of time, energy, and creativity to achieve their vision of beauty, even if that vastly differs from today’s standards.
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