. Ancient Mexico and Central America. Indian art; Indian art. Known as a Teponaztli in the Nahuatl language of the Aztec, this drum and others like it survived from Aztec times to the present in Indian villages where they were used in ceremonies and regarded as sacred village property. They are two-toned instruments with two tongues of wood formed by cuts along the top of a hollowed log. Made of heavy, dense hardwoods, they have good resonant qualities. The carved decorations of these drums present a wide range of forms and motifs in Aztec and Mixtec style. This one depicts a crouching jaguar.
. Ancient Mexico and Central America. Indian art; Indian art. Known as a Teponaztli in the Nahuatl language of the Aztec, this drum and others like it survived from Aztec times to the present in Indian villages where they were used in ceremonies and regarded as sacred village property. They are two-toned instruments with two tongues of wood formed by cuts along the top of a hollowed log. Made of heavy, dense hardwoods, they have good resonant qualities. The carved decorations of these drums present a wide range of forms and motifs in Aztec and Mixtec style. This one depicts a crouching jaguar. It originally had protruding fangs in its upper and lower jaws, and the eyes were undoubtedly inset with another material. Wooden drum. Aztec period. Length 25 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Museum of Natural History; Boltin, Lee; Meyer, Alfred P. , 1935-. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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