As part of our Day of the Dead festivities, the Jacobo & María Ángeles Workshop shows one of the little known breeds of the pre-Hispanic era: the Tlalchichi, which in Nahuatl means << floor dog >>, due to its short stature that, compared to the other breeds, was the most notable characteristic of this dog. The sculptural representations most related to the qualities of the tlalchichis are the ceramic vessels produced in the shaft tomb culture, from where the workshop takes inspiration to recreate the playful postures and forms of these to translate them to carvings in copal wood.

Lying, eating, dancing, the tlalchichis are dressed in costumes that evoke ornamented skins in colors inspired by the pre-Hispanic codices. The workshop has generated dynamic combinations where red, green, orange and blue tones come together through Zapotec iconography. These symbols are interpreted from the creativity of the artists and artisans of the workshop, who, through the techniques of carving, painting and the meticulous application of gold leaf, give life to the relationship between dogs and humans. In this way, a significant contribution is made to the preservation and transmission of our valuable pre-Hispanic heritage.