This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.

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As its name suggests, an Aztec death whistle can make a most dreadful sound. But the effect depends on how it's played, explains musicologist and archaeologist Arnd Adje Both of the Free University of ...

NEW YORK — A 5-foot tall clay figure of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the underworld, stands in a darkened corridor of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, flaunting the form of a disintegrating ...

When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...

As the Aztec death god and Lord of the Underworld, Mictlantecuhtli (aka Mictlan) governed cosmic balance by ensuring every life cycle culminated in death. Fun Fact: Xoloitzcuintle Mexican hairless ...

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ANCIENT WORLD: Aztec artefacts set to be part of the Te Papa exhibit include a figure with three faces. Prefer us on Google A walk-in Aztec temple offering secrets to the ancient culture's underworld ...