
Life and Fertility
Sala
This section presents the Huasteca region with a particular focus on fertility worship, based on three fundamental aspects: birth, death, and rebirth. It shows the relationship between life and death as a necessary cycle for fertility to exist. The veneration of both the feminine and masculine aspects of life and death in the Huasteca is highlighted. Exhibits include vessels as symbols of food provision; figurines or representations of the feminine cult, known as Teem goddesses; representations of Mam gods or sculptures of bent gods, fertility symbols; vessels depicting deceased women, possibly from their first childbirth, accompanying the sun on its journey; and large dolls or “mojigangas” used in carnivals to represent the act of fertilization.
