IXIPTLA

The Nahua concept of ixiptla derives from the particle xip, meaning skin, coverage or shell. A natural outer layer of tissue that covers the body of a person or animal, the skin can be separated from the body to produce garments, containers for holding liquids o r parchment as a writing surface.Originally a Nahua word, ixiptla has been understood as image, delegate, character, and representat ive. Ixiptla could be a container, but also could be the actualization of power infused into an object or person. In Nahua culture, it took the ...[Read more]