#Mixtec

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold and jade pectoral, Mixtec, circa 1200-1519

from The Cleveland Museum of Art

#history #antiquities #art #mixtec #precolumbian #precolumbian art #jewelry #jewellery

[disease]

A gruesome Mixtec drinking cup from Zaachila, Mexico, is intended to remind drinkers of their mortality.

#SCAN #mysticism #mythology #memento mori #ancient art #mixtec #mexican #art #u

[artifacts-archive]

Bead in the Form of an Animal Head Mixtec, Postclassic, general, 900-1520 CE

The coyote had a dual identity in the Aztec mind, one with rather more sinister implications. It was respected for being cunning, astute; in hunting it is quite as astute as a man. But it is in every way diabolic, exacting revenge for being thwarted in its pursuits, but also fair-minded, and could be grateful and appreciative by repaying an act of kindness with its own sort of generosity. It seems fitting that the greatest of all Aztec kings was named Fasting Coyote (Nezahualcoyotl in Nahuatl; ruled Texcoco ca. ad 1433–72). As his name implies, this king was astute and cunning, and a survivor as a long-term ally of his cousins, the rulers of Tenochtitlan. This small ornament may represent a coyote, and would call to mind the great fifteenth-century ruler.

#artifact #Mixtec #Aztec #Mexico #pre Columbian #bead

[cosmic-fault-comic]

Nayivi'nui'ivi - Queerness/People with two faces

Nayivi - Person or Human Nuu - Face Ivi - Two The tone in NUU is a little different, the last U in Nuu is a little Lower! This phrase is a bit strange because I've heard stories from people telling me how queerness is seen in Mixtec towns. They're seen as sorcerers, good luck charms, people with the ability to curse people. Perhaps this comes from suspicions from Spanish/Christian influence. In mesoamerican times, the face/head was said to hold a special power, called Tonali in Nahuatl! The belief is common all over Mexico. And masks were special too in these traditions, said to hold the power of the gods they represented, So literally putting on a mask and dressing in their image was said to make that person literally that god! I think this applies to myself as a trans woman, I have two faces, one in the physical, and another in the spiritual, the face I project into the world itself, I can interface with both just as easily. Maybe that makes me super lucky? Well probably not. Still its a fun thought. Masks are funny to think about.

Next page: Shoho'Inu - Rage/Boiling Insides

#mixtec

[shi-gu]

Itzcacalotl cosplaying as the glyph of a place named Cacalotepec ("Crow Mountain"), from the Codex Nuttall.

#CodexBlack #CodiceNegro #original character #codex #aztec #mixtec #mesoamerica #nuttall

[paperandpencilsandskips]

I have a question about Mixtec culture, I hope it's not a rude one: why do Mixtec names almost always include numbers?

I've drawn up a cool lil guide!!!

#also why would it be rude? please ask questions about mixtec #mixtec

[maria-aegyptiaca]

#aztec #mixtec #mexica #ancient art #mosaic #sculpture

[ancientorigins]

A twin-chambered Mixtec tomb discovered in San Juan Ixcaquixtla, Mexico, reveals the secrets of ancestor worship and funerary rituals amongst ancient traders.

#Mixtec #Puebla #Mexico #tomb #funerary customs #trade #burial

[pre-hispanic]

#Mixteca #Mixtec #Mixteco #Mexico #indigena #muerta #calavera #indigenous #pottery #vaso #cup #skeleton #death #prehispanic #prehispánico #mesoamerica

[tlatollotl]

#archaeology #arqueologia #mixtec #zapotec #oaxaca

[pazzesco]

Vessel depicting a rain god. Mexico, Mixtec civilization, c. 1100–1400 AD.

#Mesoamerica #Mixtec #art #ceramics

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold pendant, Mixtec, 1100 - 1500 AD

from The LA County Museum of Art

#history #antiquities #art #jewelry #jewellery #mixtec #precolumbian

[folkfashion]

Zapotec, Mixtec and Mazatec women, Mexico, by Thomas Aleto

#zapotec #mixtec #mazatec #mexico #america #north america #folk clothing #traditional clothing #traditional fashion #cultural clothing

[artifacts-archive]

Miniature Mask

Possibly Mixtec, 1300–1400

Small masks such as this were worn as part of ceremonial attire. Figures representing deities and ancestors were often attached to the costumes of the dancers and performers who enacted mythical and historic dramas during theatrical ritual presentations.

#artifact #Mixtec #Mexico #pre Columbian #mask

[cosmic-fault-comic]

Di'vi - Egg

Did you know in some myths of the Mixtec, the first humans were born of a giant egg that fell from the sky, Laid by their creator gods. I love the idea of this story, humanity is an egg. Of course that is one myth from a large group of people. And there's tons of other mythologies and legends and stories. Another is that humans first were birthed from the underworld through caves…. yet another from trees that had wombs that the god Quetzalcoatl used to create the first Mixtec people My grandpa once told me, that the Mixtec were born from the mountains out of stones and wind….. I see that story arising from the cave one, its really touching to see that belief survives to this day… There's a strange theme I notice about these stories, that of humanity either falling from the sky, or rising up from the depths of the underworld. Does it mean something? maybe i can connect this to the comic as a whole. Maybe I am part tree, or made out of stone lol, that'd be cool. Also the sketch for the falling down Lali was drawn by my dear friend Cecil! @waterloggedsoliloquy (egg)

Next page: Nayivi'nui'ivi - People with two faces/ Queerness

#egg #mixtec

[noosphe-re]

Butterfly nose pendant, Mixtec Gold Artifacts (https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mixtec-gold.htm)

#Mixtec #jewellery #jewellery design #Mexico #Mesoamerica #art