Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl

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Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl

Ehecatl is the Aztec word for "wind". The wind god Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl is often depicted as a human figure with a pre-tied beak mask. Another characteristic feature is his conical headdress. Quetzalcoatl, who was already worshipped as an important deity in the precursor cultures of the Aztecs, the cultures of Teotihuacan and Tula, was apparently only depicted in his aspect as the wind god Ehecatl in the Aztecs in the Late Postclassic period with a beak mask and conical hat. (M.Gaida 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Height: 46 cm
Depth: 18 cm
Width: 22,5 cm
Weight: 15,5 kg
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 3729

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Postclassical
    where
    Mexico
    Central highlands
    who
    Azteken
  • Collecting
    who
    Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase 1862
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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