A colorful tribal tattoo of the Aztec god Quetzacoatl as a feathered serpent. Quetzalcoatl, like all Aztec ideas, takes on different forms in Aztec art. Sometimes he appears in the form of a man and other times as a winged or feathered serpent. Quetzalcoatl was believed to be the bringer of life, the god who gave of his own blood to raise the bones of the deceased and create the Aztec people.
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Tribal Aztec Tattoos honor Ancient Warriors
The Aztecs were a race of Mesoamerican people who were especially powerful in the 14th to 16th centuries. The area now known as Mexico city was at the heart of the Aztec empire and many ruins and monuments still remain within the city, marking the art and culture of the war-like Aztec peoples. The History […]