Known as the "Aztec death whistle," this object is an ancient Mesoamerican wind instrument typically crafted into the shape ...
In Aztec culture, the Xoloitzcuintli were often buried with their owners to guide their souls through all nine levels of the underworld, or Mictlán. “Hence the nine songs that ended up being on the ...
The Aztecs worshipped many gods and goddesses, including Mictēcacihuātl - a goddess of death and ruler of the Aztec underworld - Chicunamictlan. They believed that when a person died they made ...