Love reading about all things art? You can have articles from Canvas, curated collections, and stories about emerging artists delivered straight to your inbox. To this day, we remember Kahlo as an influential figure in the art world who continues to inspire millions of artists around the world. A Nahuatl names meaning happiness and joy Nahuatl, the most important of the Uto-Aztecan languages, was the language of the Aztecs and Toltecs civilizations of Mexico. An Aztec name meaning the one with a leader’s spirit 3. Through meaningful symbology tied to animals and her Mexican heritage, Frida Kahlo has been enchanting viewers with her unique storytelling. An Aztec name meaning a small and narrow rowing boat 2. Other symbolic elements such as the butterflies and the cat, all point to Kahlo’s fatality. In Mexico hummingbirds also represent luck, however, a dead one may imply that Frida’s good fortune has run out, especially considering the circumstances. The Aztec people worshipped Huītzilōpōchtli, the god of sacrifice and war portrayed by a hummingbird, which again points to the long-fought battle Frida faced with her pain and suffering. Thought to be a reference to Christ’s sacrifice, she wears a thorn necklace from which a dead hummingbird is suspended like a pendant. Self-Portrait With Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) portrays Kahlo in the center foreground again, this time flanked by a monkey and a black cat. This, along with the symbolic portrayal of her as a deer with its raised right foot (Frida’s right foot was affected the most by polio), as well as the laying branch in the foreground, all point to Mexican folklore concerning fatality and misfortune. In The Wounded Deer (1946), a self-portrait depicting Kahlo’s face on the body of her pet deer Granizo, the number nine appears twice ― nine trees line the background and nine arrows pierce her chest and side. Therefore it was thought that she believed her suffering and pain was her destiny. These animals played both a significant role in her life as they did in a number of her works, helping her to effectively tell her stories.įrida Kahlo was born on the ninth day of the Aztec calendar, which was closely aligned with the underworld. If not eaten for special sacrificial ceremonies, the dogs were buried along with their owners to safeguard their souls after death. The extremely intelligent Xoloitzcuintli dogs she kept were also very important for the Aztecs, as they were representative of the underworld. In a way, it can be said that Kahlo’s fluid sexuality (Kahlo was known to be a philanderer, having had multiple affairs with both men and women) resonated with that of her pet monkeys due to their rambunctious and unapologetically sexual nature, which might also explain why she had depicted them as her equals. Monkeys, for example, were highly revered by the Aztecs as deities of fertility. This had extended to Kahlo’s collection of pets, many of which were representative of Aztec and Mayan cultures. Infatuated with their Mesoamerican roots, both Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera collected important artifacts from these early civilizations. Recognizing her pets as soulful and insightful creatures, she frequently portrayed them ― notably her monkeys Fulang Chang and Caimito de Guayabal, and her deer Granizo ― throughout her oeuvre. Feeling lonely and depressed, Kahlo filled her home (known as ‘Casa Azul’ located in the Coyocán neighborhood of Mexico City) with a menagerie of animals that included spider monkeys, cats, birds, and indigenous hairless dogs called Xoloitzcuintli. Because of her poor physical condition, Kahlo was never able to mother her own children. Shortly after her recovery, she had been involved in a nearly fatal car accident which had a lasting impact on her overall health and wellbeing. During her childhood, she had contracted polio which left one of her legs thinner than the other. One feline is kind of attributed Mexican roots simply due to its Aztec name, the ocelot. Born to an Oaxacan mother and a German father, she grew up in a free-spirited yet strongly political environment and began taking art lessons at a very young age. Mexico does not have native domestic cat breeds either. NOTE: We do NOT currently have options to personalize collars with names & phone numbers.The elusive Frida Kahlo was known for her captivating artworks, her volatile yet impassioned marriage to Diego Rivera, her hard fought battle with her deteriorating health, and her eclectic lifestyle that came along with the motley company she kept. 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