Notably the fingers are held high, which - I guess - means they are connected with fire:
A high position agrees with how flames move upwards, and this idea reminds me of Xiuhtecuhtli, the Lord of Fire:
"Xiuhtecuhtli, the fire god, as Huehueteotl, 'the old god at the centre'. One of the oldest deities of ancient America, this clay figure from the Veracruz culture shows him seated with a brazier on his head. Xiuhtecuhtli was lord of the present 'Sun', or era, his ceremonies being particularly important at the end of every fifty-two-year cycle when all fires were put out and a fresh one was kindled on a prisoner's breast in order to keep time moving." (Larousse) |
