Thipaak and the Origins of Maize in Northern Mesoamerica

If we don’t remember the history, the seeds will abandon us. Pedro Kinim, 9 July 1979

Introduction 600 Thipaak Maize Histories 600 Thipaak and Maize in Conversation and Daily Life 604 Maize Cultivation Rituals 606 Relation to Other Mesoamerican Traditions 606 Discussion and Concluding Observations 608

Ach Literally Grandmother or Elder Woman, refers to a particular Teenek female deity who also takes the form of an eagle-demanding human sacrifice.