The Macuahitl is a combat weapon that was used by Mesoamerican cultures. The skulls on this piece represent the ancestors that have contributed in making Maya farm lands fertile.
Artist: JORGE LEAL MAGAÑA
Jorge was born in 1965 in Mexico City. He acquired a sense for art by oil painting, drawing and carving materials such as wood, bones and amber. He gained interest in carving jade after meeting jade expert Dante Lopez.