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Mictla, Guide & Lord

The image represented here is contemporary thematic- symbolic interpretation of a cultural imagery related to a pre-Colombian deity which name is Mictlantecuhtli. The text definition – Mictlantecuhtli (pron. Mict-lan-te-cuht- li) or ‘Lord of the Land of the Dead’ was the Aztec god of death and worshipped across Mesoamerica. He ruled the underworld (Mictlán) with his wife Mictecacíhuatl.

This piece represented here is part of the “Alt-Face” Series, which explores the cultural, historical, and regional connections between contemporary perspectives, thematic regional interpretations, and cultural stories related to pre-Colombian spiritual concepts, deities, and life.