Spider Monkey with Wind God Regalia 13th-16th century Aztec This sculpture portrays a spider monkey (Ateles geofroyi) wearing the regalia associated with the Aztec Wind God, Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl. The monkey sits on its haunches with its legs folded on its sides with elongated toes projecting forward. The arms are raised as the monkey reaches back over his shoulders to grasp its own prehensile tail. The point of his left elbow was broken off in antiquity or in the early colonial period. Spider monkeys do not have fur around their eyes, and the artist captured this feature in the representation. The monkeys head is tilted back and his open mouth reveals its sharp teeth. In the wild, this expression is common in aggressive behavior, and the open mouth may have been associated with Ehecatl blowing wind. The figure wears beaded wristlets, anklets, and an elaborate collar fringed with marine shells. Below the collar hangs a representation of a pectoral, likely a cross-section of a conch she