Mixtec Skull returns to Mexico | The skull was in the collection of the Wereldmuseum in Leiden and was purchased in the 1960s. The skull is probably of Mixtec origin and is inlaid with mosaic stones.

Although both the skull and the stones are of an older date, research shows that the glue used is from the 20th century. This makes the skull and the mosaic stones a recent composition
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2024/12/12/mixteekse-schedel-uit-collectie-wereldmuseum-terug-naar-mexico #Mixtec #skull #museums #Mexico #repatriation

One of the biggest mysteries I am having right now is the #mixtec #sabre

Every #mesoamerica or #aztec #history person I ask have either never seen this thing or only seen it shown in Mixtec codices and certain papers call it a sabre.

Mexicolore has a panel of experts and said they know nothing about it.

Codices often represent real weapons in them, but they can also be symbolic of something else.

Does anyone know more about this design of #sword ?

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For more than 3000 years, the Mesoamerican culture area was witness to the rise (and fall) of more than eight great civilizations: Olmec, Maya, “Totonac," Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, and Aztec. The "Golden Age," or Classic Period, of these civilizations occurred between AD 150 and AD 900, but our interest here, will extend back in time to the very earliest Mesoamerican cultures, as well. #Mesoamerica #Olmec #Maya #Totonac #Teotihuacan #Zapotec #Mixtec #Toltec #Aztec

Necklace with gold beads in the shape of jaguar teeth, Mixtec (Ñudzavui), 13th–16th Century

Discover more about this necklace ...
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/705547