Nezahualpilli

From 1464 to 1505, the Aztec city of Texcoco was ruled by Nezahualpilli, a poet and philosopher whose name means “The Lord of Fasting”. Nezahualpilli was one of the most famous kings of Texcoco, with 2000 wives and concubines and 144 children. According to the chronicles, Nezahualpilli sometimes mingled with the crowd dressed as commoner.

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Shamaness performing “Jaguar Shaman” rite for agricultural success, 300 BCE – 300 CE Costa Rica/Nicaragua

Shamaness wearing a ceramic tanga and jewelry made of jadeite. Face and belly are painted. She offers a spoon made of jadeite. Reconstruction based on iconography and archaeological evidence. DAM Costa Rica Catalogue Project, 2006. https://www.academia.edu/1222402/Reconstructing_the_Pre-Columbian_World