Mask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old Aztec ritual mask of the underworld god
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Kristina Killgrove
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This article describes the Mask of Mictlantecuhtli, a 500-year-old Aztec mask representing the god of the underworld. The mask, shaped like a skull, was used in rituals involving Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec deity who tore apart the dead as they entered the underworld. The content is presented by Kristina Killgrove, a staff writer at Live Science with expertise in archaeology and paleoanthropology.
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· 2 pulledMask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered…
This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.
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