This stunning diorama of what a marketplace in Tlatelolco might have looked like before the arrival of the Spanish, is displayed in Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico D.F. Regrettably I haven’t been able to dig up the name of the artist(s) behind the model, but whoever they are, my hat’s off to them.
Overview of one corner of the market.
From a model in Museo National de Antropología in Mexico D.F., showing the Tlatelolco open air market. Photo: Martin Høyem
A vendor of snakes.
It’s hard to tell from a diorama, of course, but I would assume these are dead snakes. In the background, the guy you would go to should you be contemplating turkey or other fowl for dinner. From a model in Museo National de Antropología in Mexico D.F., showing the Tlatelolco open air market. Photo: Martin HøyemBibliography
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