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Date: A.D. 1225

Gold pectoral representing Mictlantecuhtli.

Here comes Florita to present you another dress of the accient nobility fuu! She wears a red Quexquemetl with a yellow hem, a blue skirt with red mosaic patterns. She lets you know that in ancient Mexico, royal figures also wore many jewels like gold and jade due to the country's abundant wealth. The whole ensemble looks phenomenal on you, Florita!

Spear throwers, also known by the Nahuatl term atlatl, were commonly used as military and ritual weapons. They extend the arm of the user, enabling him or her to propel a dart with greater force than would otherwise be possible. This atlatl is made of a single piece of hard wood carved on both sides. The upper surface has a slight protrusion at the distal end to anchor a dart, and it is decorated with a double pattern of paired darts. The lower surface is carved with more complex imagery, which can be read vertically.

I wrote a lil poem in my dialect of Mixtec

I'm still learning, and have so much to learn and it's nice to finally have the words. I'm Reconnecting Indigenous- Nahua Otomi, Mixteca and Mayan.

Seen in Museum van Volkenkunde, Leiden.