Plate 10 — Tudela Codex
Artista: Anónimo tlacuilo mexica (Códice Tudela)
Siglo XVI · México
Colección: Códice Tudela
Plate 10 of the Codex Tudela glosses the ritual of Tlacaxipehualiztli, the flaying festival. It describes the sacrifice of captives and the use of their skin by priests, symbolizing renewal and fertility.
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