sacrificed was to be honored with feeding the gods. Tula, the former Toltec capital, has a well-preserved inscription on its ball court. The association with ball courts is also reflected in the Popol Vuh, the famous religious, mythological and cultural account of the K'iche' Maya. When Hun Hunahpu, father of the Maya Hero Twins, was killed by the lords of the Underworld (Xibalba), his head was hung in a gourd tree next to a ball court. The gourd tree is a clear representation of a , and the image of skulls in trees as if they were fruits is also a common indicator of a and the associations with some of the game's metaphorical interpretations. Gallery Contemporary uses have been the subject of multiple artworks created during the twentieth century. Jose Chavez Morado depicted in a 1961 painting. George O. Jackson, as part of his Essence of Mexico project, photographed various representations of skulls, which he refers to as (the Spanish word for 'skulls'); Jackson refers to groups of these photos as . were also the subject of murals created for the festival Mextonia, which celebrates Mexican culture and occurs in Estonia, by the art collective Nueve Arte Urbano. The featured an exhibit titled , which featured works made by various artists depicting skulls. See also Skull Chapel, Czermna Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini Sedlec Ossuary Capela dos Ossos Skull Tower Headhunting Tzompantli band References Bibliography Aztec society Human head and neck Human trophy collecting Maya society Mesoamerican warfare Mesoamerica Cannibalism in North America