ART 357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tlaltecuhtli, Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli
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Gave birth to illegitimate sun so suns cut off her head and snakes sprout out from head. Aztec earth goddess, mother of patron deity huitzilopochtli. She was leaning forward, even more monumentak and dangerous looking. Intertwined rattlesnakes for skirt, what her name literally means. Skirt bound by belt which has on front and back a human skull. Belt fastened by two more snakes, tassels of this belt the heads. Necklace made up of alternating hands and human hearts. Pendulous breast s indicating she had given birth to children, also referenced in the roll of her. Where clavicle is are circles which are symbols of preciousness which reference blood. Instead of her head are two snakes coming out of neck. Snakes rising from wrists, spurting blood from where hands would have been. Spaniards buried this sculpture while placing thr calendar in the interior of the cathedral. References to sacrifice in necklace and could be poetic metaphor stomach.
