Israel Museum explores symbolism of edible plants in Mesoamerican cultures over 3500 years
Top of incense burner in form of Quetzalpapalotl (quetzal heads and three butterflies) Teotihuacan, Mexico, 450600 CE. Clay and pigment. Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Anonymous donor.
JERUSALEM
.- A new exhibition organized by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem examines how key crops have been depicted in the art of the Mesoamerican regions of North and Central America over the last 3500 years, reflecting their deep ties to local, cultural, and spiritual belief systems. Encompassing works from what are today known as Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and northern Honduras, the exhibition, Divine Food: Maize, Cacao, and Maguey from Precolumbian to Contemporary Art highlights the significance of these edible plants as iconographic symbols during the Precolumbian period to reflect on the broader socio-political developments in the region. In doing so, Divine Food traces the evolution of these fo
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