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@altarareza.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM

Última Oc purépecha en un buen tiempo xd
Ella es Tiripengari, me gustó más el dibujo, tanto la ropa como el peinado y el fondo,el cual como dato curioso está basado en un palacio tarasco
¿Que les parece?

#oc #smallartist #purépecha #mesoamerica #artmoots

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 7:01 PM

Grasshopper Throne
carved stone
c. 1350-1500 CE
Purépecha culture
Michoacán, Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #grasshopper #design #throne #chair #purépecha #culture #michoacán #mexico #mesoamerica #ancientmexico #ancientart #ancientsculpture #sculpture #art #precolumbian #prehispanic #elite #ruler

The Purépecha are an indigenous people centered in the highlands of Michoacán, Mexico, historically renowned for successfully resisting the Aztec Empire and mastering early bronze and copper metallurgy. Formed a powerful pre-Columbian state around Lake Pátzcuaro. Defeated the Aztecs in the 1470s and maintained independence until Spanish forces arrived in the 1530s. Built distinct stepped pyramids known as yácatas. Language is Purépecha (historically called Tarascan), an isolate language not clearly related to surrounding Mesoamerican tongues. Traditional arts include advanced metalwork, distinctive woodcraft, and pottery deeply tied to festivals like the Day of the Dead. Traditional religious beliefs centered on deities like Kurikaweri (sky and war god) and Kwerawáperi (earth mother), which blended with Roman Catholicism over time. Most members live in Michoacán, with vibrant populations in towns like Cherán, Paracho, and Pátzcuaro. Growing diaspora communities exist across the United States and Mexican urban centers due to agricultural migration and economic shifts.