Bird mask (probably a raven), worn by a priest embodying Ehecatl, the god of wind, during a ceremony,c.1320-1521. Wood, turquoise, shell, resin, mother-of-pearl, and malachite Aztec ( The Aztecs, Mesoamerican culture, Central Mexico 1300 to 1521 (14th-16th Century), Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, city-state of the Mexica , Tenochca, Texcoco, Tlacopan, )
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6000 x 3916 px | 50.8 x 33.2 cm | 20 x 13.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Human sacrifice played a central role in the ideology of the Aztec Empire.