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El Chac Mool destaca en la arqueología de América como una de las esculturas más enigmáticas y extendidas del mundo prehispánico. Estas figuras aparecieron al inicio del periodo Posclásico, aproximadamente entre el siglo IX y el siglo XIII, poblando los centros ceremoniales de culturas tan diversas como la maya en Chichén Itzá, la tolteca en Tula y la mexica en el Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan.

La piedra representa a un personaje masculino en una postura muy peculiar: está recostado sobre la espalda con las piernas dobladas, el torso levantado sobre los codos y la cabeza volteada de lado. Sobre el vientre, la figura sostiene un cuenco o plato hondo diseñado estrictamente para recibir ofrendas sagradas a los dioses. Los sacerdotes depositaban allí semillas, flores, copal y, en las ceremonias más solemnes, sangre o corazones destinados a mantener la energía vital del universo. Un dato curioso es que el nombre original de la pieza se perdió por completo; la denominación actual fue inventada en el año 1874 por el explorador Augustus Le Plongeon, quien bautizó a la estatua creyendo por error que se trataba de un antiguo gobernante llamado garra de jaguar ( Chac Mool).

Aunque los vestigios de estas esculturas varían en tamaño y detalles de pintura polícroma según la región, su función como mensajeros o altares de conexión entre el plano terrenal y las divinidades celestes permaneció intacta. Hoy en día, admirar estos guardianes de piedra en museos o zonas arqueológicas nos conecta directamente con los ritos más profundos de las civilizaciones que dominaron Mesoamérica antes de la llegada de los españoles.

#ChacMool #Mesoamerica #Arqueologia #Historia #CulturaMaya #Tolteca #Mexica #Tenochtitlan #ChichenItza #Prehispanico

La spietata lama di un popolo che non impiegò mai alcun tipo di metallo in battaglia
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#armi #strumenti #storia #archeologia #esperimenti #legno #pietra #selce #mazza #popoli #aztechi #mexica #mesoamerica #colonialismo #cortes #conquistador #conflitti #guerra #guerrieri #battaglie #nuovomondo #america #esplorazioni #società #tecnologia

Ambiance chaude et moite ?
Let's go voir #Mexica au #QuaiBranly

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Tlazolteotl, #mexica goddess of filth, chaos, lust, and redeemer of those afflicted by them. She is the great Cleanser and Mother of all things that are born from disarray.

#pagan #polytheism #Aztec #Chicano #Xicano #ArtistsOnMastodon #ArtistsOfMastodon #art #illustration #watercolor

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Tlazolteotl, #mexica goddess of filth, chaos, lust, and redeemer of those afflicted by them. She is the great Cleanser and Mother of all things that are born from disarray.

#pagan #polytheism #Aztec #Chicano #Xicano #ArtistsOnMastodon #ArtistsOfMastodon #art #illustration #watercolor

Another icon completed. 🙏

Tlazolteotl, #mexica goddess of filth, chaos, lust, and redeemer of those afflicted by them. She is the great Cleanser and Mother of all things that are born from disarray.

#pagan #polytheism #Aztec #Chicano #Xicano #ArtistsOnMastodon #ArtistsOfMastodon #art #illustration #watercolor

Another icon completed. 🙏

Tlazolteotl, #mexica goddess of filth, chaos, lust, and redeemer of those afflicted by them. She is the great Cleanser and Mother of all things that are born from disarray.

#pagan #polytheism #Aztec #Chicano #Xicano #ArtistsOnMastodon #ArtistsOfMastodon #art #illustration #watercolor

Another icon completed. 🙏

Tlazolteotl, #mexica goddess of filth, chaos, lust, and redeemer of those afflicted by them. She is the great Cleanser and Mother of all things that are born from disarray.

#pagan #polytheism #Aztec #Chicano #Xicano #ArtistsOnMastodon #ArtistsOfMastodon #art #illustration #watercolor

While the #Mexica didn't have specific words for trans people, they did have words for people who transgressed gender norms.

Xochihuah: "flower-bearer", for both sexes.

Patlache: the precise meaning is uncertain, but encompasses a complex of intersexuality, trans masculinity, and female queerness.

Cuiloni: from cui, "to take". Likely referred to passive/receptive male partners in homosexual encounters.

Nowadays, these words have been reclaimed! #Pride #TransRights #chicano #xicano #Nahuatl

While the #Mexica didn't have specific words for trans people, they did have words for people who transgressed gender norms.

Xochihuah: "flower-bearer", for both sexes.

Patlache: the precise meaning is uncertain, but encompasses a complex of intersexuality, trans masculinity, and female queerness.

Cuiloni: from cui, "to take". Likely referred to passive/receptive male partners in homosexual encounters.

Nowadays, these words have been reclaimed! #Pride #TransRights #chicano #xicano #Nahuatl

While the #Mexica didn't have specific words for trans people, they did have words for people who transgressed gender norms.

Xochihuah: "flower-bearer", for both sexes.

Patlache: the precise meaning is uncertain, but encompasses a complex of intersexuality, trans masculinity, and female queerness.

Cuiloni: from cui, "to take". Likely referred to passive/receptive male partners in homosexual encounters.

Nowadays, these words have been reclaimed! #Pride #TransRights #chicano #xicano #Nahuatl

While the #Mexica didn't have specific words for trans people, they did have words for people who transgressed gender norms.

Xochihuah: "flower-bearer", for both sexes.

Patlache: the precise meaning is uncertain, but encompasses a complex of intersexuality, trans masculinity, and female queerness.

Cuiloni: from cui, "to take". Likely referred to passive/receptive male partners in homosexual encounters.

Nowadays, these words have been reclaimed! #Pride #TransRights #chicano #xicano #Nahuatl

While the #Mexica didn't have specific words for trans people, they did have words for people who transgressed gender norms.

Xochihuah: "flower-bearer", for both sexes.

Patlache: the precise meaning is uncertain, but encompasses a complex of intersexuality, trans masculinity, and female queerness.

Cuiloni: from cui, "to take". Likely referred to passive/receptive male partners in homosexual encounters.

Nowadays, these words have been reclaimed! #Pride #TransRights #chicano #xicano #Nahuatl

Opening up a #Redbubble soon 👀

#mexica #antifa #Indigenous #mesoamerica #chicano #xicano #mexicayotl

Opening up a #Redbubble soon 👀

#mexica #antifa #Indigenous #mesoamerica #chicano #xicano #mexicayotl

Opening up a #Redbubble soon 👀

#mexica #antifa #Indigenous #mesoamerica #chicano #xicano #mexicayotl

Opening up a #Redbubble soon 👀

#mexica #antifa #Indigenous #mesoamerica #chicano #xicano #mexicayotl

Opening up a #Redbubble soon 👀

#mexica #antifa #Indigenous #mesoamerica #chicano #xicano #mexicayotl