ID: 901002212 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002212	Record Type: Legendary Place

	Witz (Maya legendary mountain)

Note: The first mountain in the Maya creation story. Temples are representations of Witz.

Names:

	Witz (Maya legendary mountain) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
		........<Maya iconography> (P)
		............<Maya legendary places> (P)
		................Witz (Maya legendary mountain) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Witz monster
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Amerindian iconography, Maya iconography, Maya characters, Witz monster (Maya creature)) [901002213]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary place
	.....(place (distinct area), environmental psychology concepts, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... mountain
	.....(landforms (terrestrial), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Maya (culture or style)
	.....(Native Highland Mexican and Guatemalan styles, Native Middle American, Native American, The Americas, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Witz (Maya legendary mountain)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Canadian Museum of History online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................ Canadian Museum of History online (2000-)