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tzompantlis (<stands by function>, stands (support objects), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Skull racks or similar constructions used in Mesoamerica to display the heads or skulls of sacrificed human victims, or platforms carved with human skulls to resemble such a rack. Tzompantlis were usually placed near temples or ballcourts. Those displaying real skulls comprised a wooden framework supporting skulls skewered on horizontal poles run through holes drilled through the temples. Tzompantlis took a variety of forms and seem to have served several functions: altars and venues for ritual; displays of Aztec prowess; and to terrorize subjugated populations.
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| Terms: |
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| tzompantlis (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,PN)
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| tzompantlis (Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| tzompantli (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| tzompantli (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,B)
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| tzompantli (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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| tzompantli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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| tzompanmeh (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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| skull rack (C,U,English,UF,U)
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| tzompantzin (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
| hilera de calaveras (C,U,Spanish,UF,SN)
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| hileras de calaveras (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,PN)
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| pared de calaveras (C,U,Spanish,UF,SN)
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............ | variant orthography |
| paredes de calaveras (C,U,Spanish,UF,PN)
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............ | variant orthography |
| túmulo de calavera (C,U,Spanish,UF,U)
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| tzumpantli (C,U,undetermined,NA,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ furnishings (works) (G) |
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................ <furnishings by form or function> (G) |
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.................... furniture (G) |
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........................ <furniture by form or function> (G) |
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............................ support furniture (G) |
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................................ stands (support objects) (G) |
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.................................... <stands by function> (G) |
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........................................ tzompantlis (G) |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Object Genres (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ object genres (object classifications) (G) |
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............ <object genres by function> (G) |
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................ racks (supporting devices) (G) |
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.................... tzompantlis (G) |
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| Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Huapalli tlen quiixtlapaltlaltoqueh huan quitlalhuiltoqueh tzontecomitl zo ce tlamantli quence cencah tlachihuallli, motequihuihqueh ipan Mesoamerica para quiixnextizceh tzontecomitl zo cuacacahuayotl tlen ininbictimaz quinzacrificarohqueh, zo ce canahya tlacualcan ica tzontecomitl para ma neci quence huapalli quiixtlapaltlaltoqueh. Nopa tlen quiilliah tzompantli quitlaliyaya ininnechca tiopan zo campa mahuiltiyaya mahuiltiliztli tlen pelotah. Tlen quinextiyayah nelneliya eliyaya tzontecomitl, quipiyayah ce estructuta tlen huapalli, quiihyohuiyaya tzontecomitl pampa quincahcalactoya pan cahuitl campa panoyaya pan ce tlacoyoctli ica tiopan. Tzonpantli quitequihuiyayah para miac tlamantli: tlaixpan huan canahya para ce campeca, tlapannextilli para Mexica huan para quintemahmauhtizceh cequi altepetzitzin tlen quinnahuatiah. |
| Spanish ..... Los estantes de cráneos o construcciones similares utilizados en Mesoamérica para exhibir las cabezas o cráneos de víctimas humanas sacrificadas, o plataformas talladas con cráneos humanos para parecerse a tales estantes. Los tzompantlis solían colocarse cerca de los templos o de los campos de juego de pelota. Los que mostraban cráneos reales comprendían una estructura de madera que soportaba cráneos ensartados en postes horizontales que pasaban por agujeros perforados a través de los templos. Los tzompantlis adoptaron diversas formas y parecen haber cumplido varias funciones: altares y lugares para rituales, exhibiciones de destreza Mexica y para aterrorizar a las poblaciones subyugadas. |
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Related concepts: |
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skulls (skeleton components) |
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(skeleton components (animal components), <skeletons and skeleton components>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300191856] |
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