Tzompantli
Glazed sslip cast mobile with metal strings, 2025.Tzompantli comes from Nahuatl, indigenous Mexican language, Tzontli - means head/skull, Pantli - means row/line.
Typically arranged as a framed altar, usually filled with sacrifice victims or enemies skulls that later would be preserved in a wooden frame for display.
This Tzompantli piece honors the idea of it becoming the first border used in Mesoamerica by Mexicas.