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Milk-Tree of Paradise and Agave as Tree of Life
Children reach towards the fruit of a branching tree above a broad stylised plant with an enclosed central figure. The caption identifies a milk-tree in an Aztec children’s paradise, from Codex Vaticanus A, and an agave represented as a Tree of Life. Mackenzie compares these plant forms with other traditions. The branching leaves of the lower design surround a small central figure.
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Illustrator not identified. "Milk-Tree of Paradise and Agave as Tree of Life" [editorial title]. In Migration of Symbols, Donald A. Mackenzie. 1926 edition, 1926, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.; Alfred A. Knopf. Source scan leaf 201. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0037-0202
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Illustrator not identified. Milk-Tree of Paradise and Agave as Tree of Life. Migration of Symbols. Scan leaf 201. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0037-0202