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- A teixiptla is a deity embodiment used within Aztec ritual practice. Either a person or sculpture, teixiptlas were fashioned to represent deities and...
- was called the teixiptla or "deity impersonator" and was chosen to ceremonially represent the god to the Aztec people. The teixiptla was usually selected...
- would be sacrificially removed. Representations of ****tzilopochtli called teixiptla were also worshipped, the most significant being the one at the Templo...
- would be sacrificially removed. Representations of ****tzilopochtli called teixiptla were also worshipped, the most significant being the one at the Templo...
- or noble or commoner. An important aspect of Aztec ritual life was the teixiptla, which can be understood as a kind of "substitute" or embodiment of a...