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@Majora__Z @DSAArchaeology @Discovery @nosukuk2 @Boilerplate1893 @AztecEmpire1520 Érika Meijide Jansen is another great artist (see pics). Also @IlyaBayona @SaxRafael1 @rey_tonatiuh are fantastic. And @ohs688 does a lot of accurate recreations. I am probably forgetting others as well.
P'urepecha clothing of the late Postclassic period. These final examples show the cazonci, the ruler of the "Tarascan Empire". They wear the cicuilli. #12 has a clover wreath crown, turquoise lip plug and color braid.
#purepecha #indigenous #mesoamerica #historical #tarascan
P'urepecha clothing of the Late Postclassic based on the Relacion de Michoacan and Florentine Codex. First three figures show the skirt or the "sirìhtaqua" (#3 being made of vegetal fiber).
#michoacan #purepecha #tarascan #historicalclothing #indigenous #mesoamerica #skirt
Cacama and his daughters headed to the market. Characters from my comic Zotz.
#zotz #sketch #zotzcomic #comic #fatherdaughter #mexica #aztec
Gouache painting of mine depicting fireflies with cigars to light the night and Underworld. Based on Maya vases.
Maya vase rollout photo ©Justin Kerr
#fireflies #maya #mesoamerica #indigenous #mythology #night
Preclassic Maya women hairstyles from El Salvador. Based on Bolinas figurines.
#mesoamerica #indigenous #elsalvador #hairstyle #historical #maya
Maya creatures based based on Classic and Postclassic art. Most are sea creatures.
#fish #monsters #seacreatures #mythology #mesoamerica #maya
And now a short comic on tamales among the ancient Maya. Who's hungry?
#tamal #maya #mesoamerica #tamales #comic
Drawing I did of a Maya boxer with conch knuckle dusters. Based on a Maya vase and figurine.
Figurine and Vase photos © Justin Kerr.
#maya #mesoamerica #historical #conch #boxer
Maya dancers based on a Classic period vase. The woman sings and dances with her huipil while the man plays a rattle.
#mesoamerica #maya #dancers #historical