Momia Tolteca (Oaxaca)

Classic-period Nuine zoomorphic and geometric tattooing of the Mixteca Baja, preserved on a naturally mummified body

lähellä Santa Maria Camotlania · Huajuapan, Oaxaca

The Momia Tolteca is a naturally mummified woman from a cave near Santa Maria Camotlan in Oaxaca, dated to about 250 CE, carrying zoomorphic and geometric tattoos on her forearms. She is the lone preserved tattooed body of Mesoamerica and the oldest direct physical evidence of tattooing in Mexico.

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Momia Tolteca (Oaxaca) · Key facts
Field	Detail
Subject	Momia Tolteca (Oaxaca)
Tyyppi	Henkilö
Aikakausi	Classical
Sijainti	lähellä Santa Maria Camotlania · Huajuapan, Oaxaca
Päivämäärä	250 CE
Style / Technique	Classic-period Nuine zoomorphic and geometric tattooing of the Mixteca Baja, preserved on a naturally mummified body
Yhteydessä kohteeseen	Mayojen tatuoinnit, The Lady of Cao, Gonzalo Guerrero

Arkistohuomautus

The body was found in 1889 and classified by Leopoldo Batres that year as the "Momia Tolteca," with Batres erroneously identifying it as male. Modern bioarchaeological and radiocarbon work around 2012, by researchers from INAH and the Musee du quai Branly, established that she is female, lived around 250 CE, and bears zoomorphic and geometric tattoos on her forearms and abdomen, proof that "painted" bodies in Spanish accounts could mean real pigment under the surface. The museum nickname "Toltec" is a misnomer, since the Toltec came centuries later; the better attribution is the Nuine culture of the Mixteca Baja.

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rinnakkaiset Mesoamerican-todisteet, eri ihmiset Mayojen tatuoinnit 250 CE · Perinne Andean-kontrasti, joka selittää Mesoamerican:n harvinaisuuden The Lady of Cao 450 CE · Henkilö sama kontaktien aikakauden tietue merkityistä Mesoamerican-kappaleista Gonzalo Guerrero 1511 CE · Henkilö fyysinen todiste Spanish:n kirjallisen merkinnän lisäksi Mani Auto-da-fe (1562) 1562 CE · Tapahtuma