XIPE-TOTEC (DIOS DE LA REGENERACION)

In the Museum of America in Madrid. Origin: Coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Material: Clay,Pigment

Standing male figure with eyes closed and mouth ajar. It presents multiple holes in the upper part of the head and shows off ear rings and a nose ring. She has two ropes crossed on her chest and holds a kind of mirror in one hand and several small bags in the other. She seems to wear a whole suit and exhibits the prominent sexual organ. It is the sculpture of the Mesoamerican god Xipe-Totec (Our Lord the Flayed), to whom special worship was rendered in Veracruz and the Gulf coast during the Classic Period. He was the god of fertility, seasonal renewal, and spring. Because he is a deity associated with fertility, in his representations the sexual organ appears prominent. For his part, as a symbol of the renewal of nature, he was represented dressed in human skin, an aspect that can be seen in this sculpture, in which the god wears a full suit that is actually the skin of a sacrificed individual.

 

En el museo de America de Madrid. Procedencia: Costa del Golfo de México, Materia: Arcilla,Pigmento

Figura masculina de pie con los ojos cerrados y la boca entreabierta. Presenta múltiples orificios en la parte superior de la cabeza y luce orejeras y nariguera. Lleva dos cuerdas cruzadas sobre el pecho y sostiene en una mano una especie de espejo y en la otra, varias bolsitas. Parece vestir un traje entero y exhibe el órgano sexual destacado. Se trata de la escultura del dios mesoamericano Xipe-Totec (Nuestro Señor el Desollado), al que se le rindió especial culto en Veracruz y la costa del Golfo durante el Período Clásico. Era el dios de la fertilidad, de la renovación estacional y de la primavera. Por ser una deidad asociada a la fertilidad, en sus representaciones el órgano sexual aparece destacado. Por su parte, como símbolo de la renovación de la naturaleza se le representaba vestido con piel humana, aspecto que es posible apreciar en esta escultura, en la que el dios viste un traje entero que en realidad es la piel de un individuo sacrificado.

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