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An important vegetation deity in the Aztec pantheon was Xipe Totec, "Our Lord the Slain". However, the cult of Xipe Totec existed long before the Aztecs. Most Xipe Totec sculptures show a male figure in the flayed skin of a human sacrifice. Xipe Totec was regarded as the patron saint of goldsmiths, who made rich offerings to him in his temple. The goldsmiths adorned the god's representatives with red spoonbill feathers and golden jewellery. At the time of the Spanish conquest, the festival of the vegetation deity Xipe Totec fell in spring. The symbolism refers to the agricultural renewal during this time. Representing the deity, the priests donned the skin of a maltreated man and then emerged as young men. (M. Gaida, 2003)
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Clay skull (fake)
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Relief.
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Musselshell
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Clay head (fragment)
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Clay whorl
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Incense burner (double vessel)
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Clay figure
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Sound head
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