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18 de may. de 2024 · Chicomecóatl. Chicomecóatl, green stone, Aztec/Mexica, 1300-1521 CE, height 32.5 cms., Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. This image was carved from a thin curved stone plaque, similar in style to masks from the Mezcala culture of Guerrero. The contours of the piece show the silhouette and finery of the goddess Chicomecóatl.
Hace 6 días · See and Be Seen: (‘Smoking’) Mirrors. The obsidian mirror in the Mexico gallery of the British Museum (right) never fails to fascinate visitors, and the name of the god with which the mirror is commonly associated - Tezcatlipoca - never fails to fascinate those who study the Mexica (Aztecs), for it means ‘Smoking Mirror’. The ...
Hace 1 día · Tlazolteotl is the best known of several feminine deities. In Náhuatl the term tlazolli is identified with filth in the form of vices and disease. As the goddess of tlazolli, Tlazolteotl was charged with purification and curing. She is also linked to concepts of birth, fertility and sacrifice.’ (Gallery notes). Photo by Ian Mursell/Mexicolore.
Hace 6 días · It’s a long, heavy wooden pole, staff or lance with a pointed top end; along its shaft are usually several lozenge-shaped capsules containing seeds, stones or beads, in the style of a maraca. The name comes from the Nahuatl chicahua ‘to strengthen, to fortify, to mature’ and the instrumental form chicahuaztli would mean ‘that by means ...
Hace 4 días · Stone bust of Quetzalcóatl. Bust of Quetzalcóatl, Mexica (Aztec), stone, 1300-1521 CE, height 32.5 cms., British Museum. In Nahuatl, Quetzalcoatl means ‘quetzal-feather (quetzalli) snake (coatl), hence the term ‘feathered serpent’ for this best known of all Mesoamerican deities. The iridescent green feathers of the quetzal bird were ...
Hace 1 día · One of the best known of the 5 surviving Aztec featherwork shields, this one, now in Vienna’s Museum für Völkerkunde, was found - together with a fan and the famous quetzal headdress some think may have belonged to Moctezuma II - in a storage chest at Ambras Castle in the Tyrol. The design - probably of the water monster Ahuizotl (the name ...
Hace 2 días · I think it’s safe to say that the Aztecs and Mayans used feathers from pretty much every bird in their diverse environments. They made spectacular adornments with these feathers, including feathered warriors’ costumes, back devices, fans, banners, and mosaic shields. They embellished textiles (especially cloaks and decorative hangings) with ...
