Homage to Maya people in Indigenous People series
MAYA 
Limited Edition
800 silver fp
800 vermeil fp
800 roller
Maya
The Mayan Empire was localized in Southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, since 1500 B.C.
They used a
hieroglyphic writing system for registering history, religion, commercial activities and rituals; they realized a large water network and a very advanced calendar system, the most accurate of the known calendars before the Gregorian one, with 28 weeks of 13 days each.
Althought they were pacific, usually made human sacrifices with bloody rituals.
The Maya pen - Indigenous People
The Delta Maya pens, of Indigenous People series, had been made in 2011 with a special indigo blue resin, slightly shaded, hand turned by solid bars, with plain black and pointed red details. These pens recall the colors used for body paint by Mayan warriors, specially by Quichè tribe.
After the recent reopening, Delta found a number of Maya which it reassembled and completely overhauled.
The barrel's band, made of sterling silver, is carefully engraved with the goldsmith's technique of low-relief, and reproduces the typical decoration of Mayan pottery and jewels.
Towards the bottom, a thread allows the cap to be screwed on with the pen open during writing.
The clip represents the "double flute", with the two barrels of different length, typical of pre-hispanic civilazations.
This musical instruments has no specific name, but Mayan clay flutes were Chililihtli.
It's completely hand-made, of rhodium plated metal.
Nib: 18Kt white gold, flexible and smooth, and personalized with a reproduction of a famous Mayan mask showing their three phases of life: youth, maturity and old age.
Available as EF, F, M, B, Stub 1.1; and also OM and OBB (at no extra charge).
At the cap top, a metal disc matching the trims is decorated at low-relief with Maya symbols and designs, and two colored resin rings (red and black) finish the cap.
Indigenous People
Masai,
Nativi Americani,
Inuit,
Tuareg,
Maori
Cossack
Ainu
Indios
Sami
Adivasi
Mapuche
Maya
Kanaka Maoli
Bribri
Papuasi
Sentinelesi
The Delta Indigenous People Maya collection was originally made in 3 versions:
1K with silver trims and cartridge/converter filling system;
1KS with vermeil trims and button filling;
Celebration, limited to only 43 pieces, with solid gold trims.
The version we sell (very few pieces) is the 1K, with cartridge/converter filling system, and rhodiated silver finish.
The Delta NOS Indigenous People Maya is packed in a standard box - the original personalized boxes have never been found.
