Mayan Women

This piece is made entirely of rainbow obsidian.

History:Ancient Maya women had an important role in society: beyond just propagating culture through the bearing and raising of children, Maya women involved themselves in economic, governmental and farming activities. Men and women performed separate but equal tasks: males produced food by agricultural labor, but females processed the products of the field to make them edible. In addition to raising deer when necessary, the duties of the women were embedded in the culture?s rich tradition, including its religion. Women had important everyday roles in this aspect of life. The girls were trained in the household, as was taught how to keep the domestic religious shrines.