Pre-Hispanic Art
Xipe Totec- Red Lord
Mixed Media
16in X 20in
Mixed Media: Oils, acrylics and Indian ink
The Red Lord or Xipe Totec is the Flayed One.
"Xipe figures vividly depict a human inside the flayed skin of another man. the extra flayed hands hanging like mittens...Conceptually, the flayed skin may suggest a glorified foreskin."
Mary Miller and Karl Taube, The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya.1993. Thames & Hudson Ltd, London. Pg 188-189.