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Tzinacantecuhtli, el dios murciélago zapoteca, da la bienvenida a una exposición en Nueva York.
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Tzinacantecuhtli, el dios murciélago zapoteca, da la bienvenida a una exposición en Nueva York
La sede del Museo Metropolitano dedicada al arte medieval europeo recibe por primera vez piezas de culturas prehispánicas en la muestra "Seres del mito y la imaginación: Europa y las Américas"
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October 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Escultura zapoteca de Tzinacantecuhtli, similar al mexica Xipe Tótec, del último siglo del periodo clásico (200-800). Es un teriántropo murciélago ligado a través de estos animales con el inframundo y viajero entre mundos. Se asocia tanto al rito del […]

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Figura humanoide con cabeza de murciélago y tres campanas en el cuello.
September 26, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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If you are in New York, the MET Cloisters is displaying this huge Be’ena’a (Zapotec) sculpture of Tzinacantecuhtli, the Bat Lord. In Mesoamerican myth, bats were believed to be able to travel both heavenly and earthly realms.
This sculpture is on loan from the Museo del Templo Mayor until October 18
Tzinacantecuhtli (Bat Lord). A hybrid being that combines an upright man with a bat’s claws and head, including large ears and a leaf-shaped nose. Here, the figure wears a loincloth, ruff, and necklace of three bells with clappers shaped like bones. Zapotec (Be'ena'a) (800–900) Part of the collection of Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Mexico City. In the photo is on display at the MET Cloisters in New York, as part of the exhibition “Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas". Tzinacantecuhtli (Bat Lord). Detail of the head. Zapotec (Be'ena'a) 800–900. Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Mexico City
July 25, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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...the Germans called him Karl der Kase, while to the French he was known only as Le Fromager...known to abduct children for his clockwork menagerie
A Tzinacantecuhtli is a hybrid being that combines an upright man with a bat’s claws and head, including large ears and a leaf-shaped nose. Here, the figure wears a loincloth, ruff, and necklace of three bells with clappers shaped like bones. Associated with darkness, caves, and the underworld, bats were believed capable of traversing different realms of the cosmos. Both destructive and generative, a Tzinacantecuhtli was linked to sacrifice, fertility, and renewal. Monumental sculptures such as this reminded communities of their obligations for the perpetuation of the world.
June 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
odrago.bsky.social
I believe this is my most complex #engraving done until now. Here you've a #woodcut of #Tzinacantecuhtli, the #bat god. This piece was specially hard to do given the hand anatomy of this species.

#mesoamerica #traditionalart #prehispanicgod #anthro #anthroart
March 12, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Tzinacantecuhtli (Bat Lord)
ceramic, slip
c. 800-900 CE
Be'ena'a (Zapotec) culture
San Mateo Tezoquipan
Miraflores, Central Mexico

#handmade #ceramic #clay #sculpture #art #tzinacantecuhtli #batlord #zapotec #beenaa #people #culture #bat #god #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbiansculpture
A Mesoamerican Batman This nearly seven-foot-tall hybrid bat lord, created by artists of the Be'ena'a (Zapotec) civilization, was found at the base of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano. With the body of a man and the claws and head of a bat, this towering sculpture has been identified with Tzinacantecuhtli (in Nahuatl), a god associated with both destructive and restorative forces. Like today, ancient Mesoamerican people associated bats with darkness and the underworld, and bats were believed to be capable of occupying both heavenly and earthly realms. Most likely made for a public space, monumental images like this one would have held prominent positions in Be'ena'a society. On loan to The Met Cloisters from the Museo del Templo Mayor (@museodeltemplomayor), Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (@inahmx) in Mexico City. Part of "Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas," on view at The Met Cloisters until October 18. Tzinacantecuhtli (Bat Lord), Be'ena'a (Zapotec, San Mateo Tezoquipan, Miraflores, Central Mexico, 800-900, ceramic, slip, Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Mexico City (10-263233)
July 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Tzinacantecuhtli (Bat Lord, Zapotec, 800–900); Plaque with God Creating the Animals (Italian, 1084); The Cloisters Apocalypse (Normandy, ca. 1330) in the gorgeous and illuminating exhibition “Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas” at The Cloisters @metmuseum.org
May 31, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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"Tzinacantecuhtli the Bat Lord" — MiCorazonMexica

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And what looks to be like an Aztec style a red man with a bat head
October 12, 2023 at 11:00 PM