MAYA by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt

Author:Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nomad Press
Published: 2012-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

The Maya sometimes played Pok-A-Tok just for fun. Players wore protective padding around their waists and on one shin and forearm because the game’s hard, solid-rubber ball could seriously hurt or kill them. The balls were made of rubber from cau-uchu trees and were about as big as a basketball is today. The padding, called yokes, was made of cotton stuffed into wooden frames.

The largest ball court in Mesoamerica is at the ruins of Chichén Itzá, in Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. The Great Ballcourt of Chichén Itzá is 545 feet long and 225 feet wide (166 by 69 meters). The court walls are lined with carvings depicting the sacrifices made at the game’s end. Next to the court is a stone platform decorated with hundreds of carved skulls—a visual reminder that many players lost their heads.

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