A cuauhxicalli or quauhxicalli (Nahuatl: [kʷaːʍʃiˈkalːi], meaning "eagle gourd bowl") was an altar-like stone vessel used by the Aztec to hold human hearts extracted in sacrificial ceremonies.[1] A cuauhxicalli would often be decorated with animal motifs, commonly eagles or jaguars. Another kind of cuauhxicalli is the Chacmool-type, which is shaped as a reclining person holding a bowl on his belly.
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Jaguar-shaped cuauhxicalli in the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico
Cuauhxicalli in the shape of an eagle, from the Templo Mayor
Video of a cuauhxicalli, National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico
Annotated image of a Cuauhxicalli sculpture
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References
- ^ "Ocelotl Cuauhxicalli". Google Arts and Culture. Retrieved 11 April 2018.