Dance of The Dead Retablo Bells Both the Maya and Aztecs

Both the Maya and Aztecs held fearful beliefs about their gods

Fantastically fun

Audio recordings of this bowl are available on request

in this example

The drum is said to enable the shaman to enter a desired state of mind according to the beats per second played

Dance of The Dead Retablo Bells Both the Maya and AztecsProduced in the highlands of Peru, retablos are miniature portable shrines deeply rooted in the Ayacucho tradition that traditionally portrayed religious and everyday life scenes in intricately arranged boxes. This particular scene is a fascinating example of how folk art updates to reflect contemporary situations, depicting here a modern day vision of the pandemic. As masked skeleton pallbearers carry a coffin on their shoulders, jubilant spirits fly