On this elaborate tamale plate, what animals, plants, and deities are depicted above and below the rain god Chahk as well as sprouting from the deity’s head and left hand? 🌿🐆🌽🐊🦅 In Maya art, “codex-style” refers to a type of ceramic vessel or plate on which scenes are painted in very fine monochromatic lines on a cream background. The scenes come from codices, the folding-screen books painted by Maya scribes which depict stories of the life cycles of the gods. Learn more about this work of

A 100-Year-Old Tamale Recipe From The Oldest Mexican Restaurant In L.A.