Mixtec

Examples of Mixtec in the following topics:

• Codices of the Mixtec

  • The Mixtecs were one of the most influential ethnic groups to emerge in Mesoamerica during the Post-Classic.
  • Later, during the Post-Classic, the Mixtecs slowly moved into adjacent valleys and then into the great Valley of Oaxaca.
  • They are also, however, the names of Mixtec nobles; among Mixtec nobles, a person's name is often his or her birthday.
  • Pre-Columbian Mixtec are mainly concerned with histories.
  • Mixtec codices were made of deerskin and folded like an accordion.

• The Mixteca-Puebla Tradition

  • The Mixteca-Puelba tradition of artistry originates from the pre-Columbian Mixtec peoples from the region of Puebla, Mesoamerica.
  • The term Mixteca (or Mixtecs) comes from the Nahuatl word mixtecah, meaning "cloud people."
  • Evaluate the Mixteca-Puebla tradition of art as it relates to Mixtec arts and crafts.