Figure of Cihuateotl (goddess of women who died in childbirth)

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Date created: AD 1325–1521 (Post Classic period)

Culture/People: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1927.
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Place: Tenochtitlan; Federal District; Mexico (inferred)
Geographical Areas: Valley of Mexico

See related items: Aztec (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/5597
Barcode: 155597.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure of Cihuateotl (goddess of women who died in childbirth)
Media/Materials: Basalt
Techniques: Pecked, ground
Dimensions: 65 x 36 x 30 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6509f15bf-3082-4fa3-ac63-a9e1f1607e3c

Record ID: NMAI_166434