| Object Name: | Cuauhtli-Cuauhxicalli, vessel for human hearts |
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| Creation Date: | 1325-1521 A. D. | |
| Culture: | Aztec, Post-Classic | |
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| Literally meaning "eagle gourd vessel" the cuauhxicalli was the vessel in which the Aztecs made their most sacred offerings, human hearts. Real gourds, as finely as carved stone objects, may have been used as cuauhxicallis at the time of the Conquest. | ||
