#mixteca

[theancientwayoflife]

~Hummingbird Cup.

Culture: Mixtec

Period: Postclassic

Place of origin: Zaachila, Zimatlán valley, Monte Albán

Date: A.D. 1225

[cherry-pickeddd]

Gold pectoral representing Mictlantecuhtli.

[mirrorbuns]

Aquí viene Florita a presentarte otro vestido de la Nobleza fuu! Usa un Quexquemetl rojo con orilla amarilla, una falda azul con patrones rojos de mosaico. Ella les hace saber que también en el México antiguo las figuras reales portaban muchas joyas como oro y jade por la abundancia que el país solía tener. Todo el conjunto se te ve fenomenal Florita!

Here comes Florita to present you another dress of the accient nobility fuu! She wears a red Quexquemetl with a yellow hem, a blue skirt with red mosaic patterns. She lets you know that in ancient Mexico, royal figures also wore many jewels like gold and jade due to the country's abundant wealth. The whole ensemble looks phenomenal on you, Florita!

[artifacts-archive]

Atl atl

Mixteca Alta, Late Postclassic, 1200-1520 CE

Spear throwers, also known by the Nahuatl term atlatl, were commonly used as military and ritual weapons. They extend the arm of the user, enabling him or her to propel a dart with greater force than would otherwise be possible. This atlatl is made of a single piece of hard wood carved on both sides. The upper surface has a slight protrusion at the distal end to anchor a dart, and it is decorated with a double pattern of paired darts. The lower surface is carved with more complex imagery, which can be read vertically.

[pre-hispanic]

[paperandpencilsandskips]

I wrote a lil poem in my dialect of Mixtec

[vaquero-azul]

I haven't really drawn myself in awhile.

I have a lot of thoughts and things to post on here, but mostly I've been very intentional with where my time and energy goes. It's been a long journey but reconnecting with my Indigenous roots has meant the world to me.

I'm still learning, and have so much to learn and it's nice to finally have the words. I'm Reconnecting Indigenous- Nahua Otomi, Mixteca and Mayan.

[jeffrevolucion]

Aztec/Mixtec bird head mask made out of wood, turquoise, pearl, shell and resin. From around 1500.

Seen in Museum van Volkenkunde, Leiden.