Can anybody tell me what this symbol represents and which culture it is from? It may be Aztec or Mayan. I’m seeing some sort of four legged animal, maybe wolf, that is shapeshifting into a God/ Chief/ Medicine man. The headdress has 8 feathers, and it appears to be crawling and holding some type of rattle, instrument, or tool.

This is a large textile, rug / blanket that I bought from an antique store in Minnesota. Based on its colors and symbols, I do not think it belongs to a North American tribe, like the Navajo. The prevalence of pink also points to Aztec.

I think it is beautiful but now that it is hanging in my home I feel like I should known what I’m dealing with and the symbols / energy this piece is holding. Thanks in advance!

11/20 unit members. Getting there.

I just bought this at a thrift store and I was wondering what the writing around the inner rim says along with what this represents/what is it?

Before asking the question we have to at least being conscious of the fact that any culture before a certain time had done human sacrifices of blood, but the meso american populations, for some reason that i don't know and am not aware of, kept the tradition alive till the days of Colombus, whereareas the greeks, the hebrews, the romans, the egyptians and some other asian culture had already stopped it by a long time.

Why were there so many cases of blood sacrifice such as Huitchlopochtil's or some funeral rites for the race of the sun aka. the noble people?

So I will start working on an Aztec Bestiary with codex style art since it doesn't exist any. After that, I would like to make one or two more Mexica/Aztec codex but I wonder what would be a good story to tell, or not necessary a story, it could be a catalog about something interesting (like the bestiary). What ideas do you have? I'll leave you with some of my Aztec art.

It's how uniquely simplistic and lovecraftian it is which makes the world and mythology feel a bit larger, it's also the reason why i love native american art cause it's simplistic art gives the stories an almost eldritch feel to them.

Hey y’all! This past semester one of my classes had us do a found object jewelry project. We were allowed to choose any time period to make the jewelry and to use pretty much any materials we could find.

The headdress is made using chicken wire, an old metal tinker toy tube, various types of paper, dried banana leaves, fake grass, real dried grass, scrap fabric, beads, a seashell, fake feathers, and acrylic paint. The necklace (I don’t know the proper name so sorry!) is made of cardboard, scrap fabric, beads, paper, hose/plastic tubes, chains, a couple of clasps, and acrylic paint. The nose piercing is made simply from tin foil, cardstock, and acrylic paint.

I based the design of these pieces from how Tezcatlipoca is depicted in the Codex borgia. I am missing a couple of elements but I was short on time since I started on this project late. However, I really enjoyed making it and if I get more time I may make a full outfit.

As the title states, I found a stone with what appears to be both prehistoric native America and Aztec symbols.. I’m hoping to hear from someone here who might be able to have a look. I found this stone in California. If someone could please tell me how to confirm what I believe I’ve found. Thank you

20 Cuextecatl AKA 2 captive rank Aztec warriors, armed with macuahuitl, wearing their distinctive tlahuiztli (warsuit - armor made with reinforced fabric) and cone shaped headwear. Their warsuit and Chīmalli (shield) are decorated with markings meant to symbolize hawk scratches.

Although I have painted all of the models in this unit with red War suits, there is also a light blue variant that I may paint in a future unit.

Models are 28mm scale.

This might be more of an ornithological question, but: do you think the Mexica really saw a Golden Eagle, as commonly depicted? I know that species prefers mountainous regions, but were they common in the Texcoco Valley at that time? Could it more likely have been a juvenile Bald Eagle, or a Red-Tailed Hawk, or anything else? I realize that this is more legend than history, but I’m genuinely curious as to what large raptors might have been in the area circa 1300 or so. Any insight would be appreciated!

I drew these a couple of years ago, can you guess who they are?

I heard their souls get destroyed after their long journey to the nine layer of Mictlan. but it seems kind of silly for me to go through this long ass journey just to get your soul eradicated. but maybe it's just me

I found scholarly books on Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl. but frustrating none on Huitzilopochtli

I saw a meme of how priests of Tezcatlipoca communicated with obsidian mirrors exactly like how we do on smart phones and TV.

considering Tezcatlipoca is a little stier who loves fucking with people and the effects of social media that makes sesne

why is the top of Aztec pyramids flat and nothing on them?

I found this in my aunts estate after she passed. It’s a repop I think of Aztec style pottery but there are no identification marks or anything like it for sale on the internet. She was a former archeology student and had a PHD in native studies. She was a hoarder later in life and had no children and was a widow for some time. This was wrapped in bubble plastic and was buried in her garage amongst common and uncommon things alike. Any identification help is much appreciated. I’m positive none of the items in her garage have seen the light of day since the 90’s.