BALL PLAYERS
The religious symbolism of the ball game is complex, it was staged in the
earth what was happening in heaven where the gods played that, when they…
The religious symbolism of the ball game is complex, it was staged in the
earth what was happening in heaven where the gods played that, when they…
THIRSTY MAN WITH BALLS
The male representations of the Ixtlán style of the
River wear a panty in the pelvic region. This
figure has six rings in the ears and a…
The male representations of the Ixtlán style of the
River wear a panty in the pelvic region. This
figure has six rings in the ears and a…
TEUCHITLAN
In the valleys and lacustrine basins of Magdalena and Etzatlán near the
Tequila volcano, in Jalisco, developed a tradition
unique architecture in…
In the valleys and lacustrine basins of Magdalena and Etzatlán near the
Tequila volcano, in Jalisco, developed a tradition
unique architecture in…
WOMEN, FERTILITY AND LIFE
Modeled hollow sculpture, representing a woman
nude with earrings, hoop nose and skirts
beads painted on the neck.
It evokes…
Modeled hollow sculpture, representing a woman
nude with earrings, hoop nose and skirts
beads painted on the neck.
It evokes…
THE INSIDE OF A SHAFT TOMB
The continuity of a life after death was manifest in the
tradition of shaft and chamber tombs, a practice that began around the
800…
The continuity of a life after death was manifest in the
tradition of shaft and chamber tombs, a practice that began around the
800…
SCULPTURE OF THEOPANTECUANITLAN, WARRIOR
Site located between the rivers Amacuzac and Mezcala, notable for its large constructions, such as two ball games,…
Site located between the rivers Amacuzac and Mezcala, notable for its large constructions, such as two ball games,…
MASK OF MALINALTEPEC, WARRIOR
Masks participated in fertility and funeral rites; they were attavios
of deities and priests. In western Mexico, as in the rest…
Masks participated in fertility and funeral rites; they were attavios
of deities and priests. In western Mexico, as in the rest…
MASK OF MALINALTEPEC, WARRIOR
Masks participated in fertility and funeral rites; they were attavios
of deities and priests. In western Mexico, as in the rest…
Masks participated in fertility and funeral rites; they were attavios
of deities and priests. In western Mexico, as in the rest…
NECKLACE
Objects made of beads, such as necklaces and belts,
they had several functions besides the ornamental, the ceremonial-
social, ritual and funeral.…
Objects made of beads, such as necklaces and belts,
they had several functions besides the ornamental, the ceremonial-
social, ritual and funeral.…
MICHOACAN RELATIONSHIP
Manuscript whose original is in the
Royal Library of the Monastery of San
Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain also
known as the Michoacán…
Manuscript whose original is in the
Royal Library of the Monastery of San
Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain also
known as the Michoacán…
Many warrior figures have been identified that come from the
shaft tombs, this suggests that war was a common activity
among the peoples of the West.…