La Malinche (around 1500-1527) was a key historical figure in the conquest of the Mayan and Aztec empires in the 16th century... Translator and intermediary for the conquistador Hernan Cortes, she sealed the destiny of a country which would later take the name of Mexico...
Torn between 2 cultures, half Meso-American, half Hispanic-American, very controversial, she is sometimes considered as betrayal incarnate, sometimes as the mother of a new people...
Imaginary portrait in embossed and carved leather (in relief), dyed and painted approximately 21X24cm), mounted on a tinted birch plate covered with openwork leather, total dimensions 23X31cm.
Small hanging system on the back for wall presentation.
A dozen hours of work.
