Codex Festivals of the Indians to the Devil, f. 8
Artista: Anónimo
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Fiestas de los Indios al Demonio
This fragment from the Codex Festivals of the Indians to the Devil, by an anonymous author, shows a representation of an indigenous idol in a ritual context. The illustration, with its naive style and use of watercolors, documents pre-Hispanic religious practices and their subsequent recording.
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