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| This stone mask depicts the Aztec fertility god Xipe Totec (“The Flayed One”). The cult of Xipe Totec involved skinning a victim whose skin was then worn by a priest. Xipe Totec also appears in Mixtec and Zapotec mythology. The mask is now in the British Museum, London. | ||||||
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| British Museum, London/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York | ||||||
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| Pre-Columbian Religions; Aztec Empire | ||||||
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