Pascual Abaj - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Pascual Abaj - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Pascual Abaj (alternatively written Pascual Ab'aj),Ventura Peliz 2007, p. 64. also known as Turcaj, Turk'aj, Turuk'aj and Turukaj,Rodríguez Rouanet et al 1993, p. 18. is a pre-Columbian Maya idol at Chichicastenango that survived the Spanish conquest of Guatemala and which is still venerated by the local community. It is the best-known example of such an image.Früsorge 2015, p. 178. The image was badly damaged in the 1950s by members of Catholic Action.Hart 2008, p. 82. Read more on Wikipedia
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