The indigenous cross on ritual pieces

National Museum of Nicaragua, Managua

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Cross on a clay ritual item.

THE INDIGENOUS CROSS present in these Ritual pieces is a symbol that refers to points of location of the person in the Universe, but in three dimensions:, Center: Place we occupy, Above: Heaven, Below: The Underworld, Opposite: The North, Back: The South, Right: The East, Left: The West. SEVEN POINTS OF LOCATIONS IN THE ANCESTRAL UNIVERSE.

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Cross on a clay ritual item

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Source:  Managua, Nicaragua