Focusing on the Prehispanic Panel of this artwork, explore the Fearful young women about the Tribute.
Fearful young women The Aztecs or more properly the Mexicas conquerors of Oaxaca n the 1480s about 40 years before the Spanish conquest. They exacted tribute and sacrificed enemy soldiers. The victorious Mexicas demanded gold as we saw in the early discussion of gold. Slaves were also taken in war. Some were sacrificed and that might account for the look of fear in the eyes of the young women in the image below. Although one resource suggests the young women are participating in an unspecified religious ceremony. All three panels include a character in the bottom right corner that generate questions in the mind of the viewer.
Oaxaca Mexica exacted tribute and sacrificed enemy soldiers Aztecs