At the time of the Spanish Conquest, Motecuhzoma II, lord of the Aztecs, kept a troop of dwarves to entertain him and sometimes to advise him on matters of state and religion. But the importance of dwarves - and hunchbacks, with whom they are often paired - in Meso-American religion goes back to the earliest times, when the Olmecs paid special attention to dwarves. Depicted on an ancient Olmec altar, dwarves support the symbol for sky, and so may well have been understood to be sky bearers. The Maya believed that dwarves were children of the Chac (Rain God), and that they could bring rain. Thus, we may assume that this Mayan dwarf pendant was the property of a noble person who was associated with Chac. Since the Mayans believed dwarves could bring rain, all may have revered them. The Mayan Maize God is often shown dancing with a dwarf on painted vases. This dwarf pendant has a hollow space on top of its hat where a gemstone may have once been placed. The incisions depicting the facial and body features are geometric and abstract. The geometric design on his hat is identical to the one on his stomach. It may represent a philosophical or cosmological belief that was important to promote the fertility of the earth by the rains. Undoubtedly, there is an important myth associated with this special dwarf, which is from one of the most important civilizations in the New World.