#1. The name of the statue is The Coatlicue statue. It is eight feet and nine inches tall. The Coatlicue statue is located in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. It is thought to be created between 1300 and 1500 in Tenochtitlan, Mexico, it was discovered on 13 August 1790, in the front of the main plaza in Mexico City, but was reburied because of its terrifying depictions. It is made out of andesite, a volcanic type of rock from a specific area.
#2. At first glance, a serpent type person is depicted, but upon closer review the statue discloses so much more. The feet are like eagle talons. They are shape and do not look like a human’s foot what so ever. Just above the feet there are long feathers, that aids in the assumption …show more content…
The vivid detail in the snake skirt make it appear lifelike and very terrifying. The uniformed scales on each snake was done with very precise detail. The sequence of the alternating snake head and rattle of the snake, gives the dress the depth that it was a created piece of clothing and that the snakes were not just on her in that particular area. Furthermore, the alternating heads give the dress a sense of style. The use of round shapes dominates the statue, whether it be from the snake skirt, or the outline of the feathers, or the eyes in the skull, the use of rounded shapes dominate this statue. the statue uses a lot of round shapes, but in contrast the figure itself is a rectangle in shape, the precise use of round and straight shapes not only give this statue depth but it also gives it …show more content…
Coatlicue was an Earth goddess, and the story goes that one day she was on a mountain top that was named snake mountain sweeping. While she was sweeping a feather fell on her apron, this signified her becoming pregnant. When her daughter Coyolxauhqui found out, she became enraged, and rallied her four-hundred brothers to storm snake mountain and kill their mother. However, what they did not know is that Coatlicue was bearing a sun god and warrior god named Huitzilopochtli. When Coyolxauhqui was advancing on Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli reassured that she would be okay, because Coatlicue feared for her life. As Coyolxauhqui came near Huitzilopochtli was immediately born into a full grown man and engaged his sister, throwing her off the mountain Coyolxauhqui’s head and limbs detached from her body. However, this rendition for the legend does not explain as to why Coatlicue is depicted without any limbs and they are replaced by snake heads and eagle talons. Another legend protrayes a totally different story, that Coatlicue sacrificed her own life so that the cosmos can stay
#2. At first glance, a serpent type person is depicted, but upon closer review the statue discloses so much more. The feet are like eagle talons. They are shape and do not look like a human’s foot what so ever. Just above the feet there are long feathers, that aids in the assumption …show more content…
The vivid detail in the snake skirt make it appear lifelike and very terrifying. The uniformed scales on each snake was done with very precise detail. The sequence of the alternating snake head and rattle of the snake, gives the dress the depth that it was a created piece of clothing and that the snakes were not just on her in that particular area. Furthermore, the alternating heads give the dress a sense of style. The use of round shapes dominates the statue, whether it be from the snake skirt, or the outline of the feathers, or the eyes in the skull, the use of rounded shapes dominate this statue. the statue uses a lot of round shapes, but in contrast the figure itself is a rectangle in shape, the precise use of round and straight shapes not only give this statue depth but it also gives it …show more content…
Coatlicue was an Earth goddess, and the story goes that one day she was on a mountain top that was named snake mountain sweeping. While she was sweeping a feather fell on her apron, this signified her becoming pregnant. When her daughter Coyolxauhqui found out, she became enraged, and rallied her four-hundred brothers to storm snake mountain and kill their mother. However, what they did not know is that Coatlicue was bearing a sun god and warrior god named Huitzilopochtli. When Coyolxauhqui was advancing on Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli reassured that she would be okay, because Coatlicue feared for her life. As Coyolxauhqui came near Huitzilopochtli was immediately born into a full grown man and engaged his sister, throwing her off the mountain Coyolxauhqui’s head and limbs detached from her body. However, this rendition for the legend does not explain as to why Coatlicue is depicted without any limbs and they are replaced by snake heads and eagle talons. Another legend protrayes a totally different story, that Coatlicue sacrificed her own life so that the cosmos can stay