Cast Bronze
14 × 22 × 18 cm
The Xoloitzcuintli — Mexico's ancient hairless dog — was considered by the Aztecs to be a sacred guide that accompanied the souls of the dead through the nine levels of Mictlán, the underworld, carrying them safely to their final rest. The textured bronze surface here, which mimics the characteristic wrinkled, bare skin of the breed, honors that sacred role: this is not merely a dog but a threshold guardian, a small creature charged with one of mythology's most consequential journeys.
Cast Bronze
14 × 22 × 18 cm
The Xoloitzcuintli — Mexico's ancient hairless dog — was considered by the Aztecs to be a sacred guide that accompanied the souls of the dead through the nine levels of Mictlán, the underworld, carrying them safely to their final rest. The textured bronze surface here, which mimics the characteristic wrinkled, bare skin of the breed, honors that sacred role: this is not merely a dog but a threshold guardian, a small creature charged with one of mythology's most consequential journeys.
