Xochiquetzal (TR22v)

This female deity, Xochiquetzal ("Flower Quetzal-Feather") is the counterpart to Xochipilli and has associations with the solar deities or divine forces of the sun. Her name is connoted by the quetzal bird's head that frames her face and the abundant, long, green feathers from the same bird. A large flower also bursts up between some green feathers at the top of her head. She also holds a weaving batten, which connects to her gender. It is also emblematic of the fact that she was a patron of spinning, weaving, and embroidery (expressions of a type of graphic expression for women). She also wears an elaborately woven skirt, bracelets with green and turquoise-blue stones, Kneeling is also a typical posture for women. Here, she kneels on a stool. A serpent peeks out between the rectangular legs of the stool, and its rattles and protruding, bifurcated tongue are clearly represented.