Death by EffigyOn July 21, 1578, the Mexican town of Tecamachalco awoke to news of a scandal. A doll like effigy hung from the door of the town's church. Its two faced head had black chicken feathers instead of hair. Each mouth had a tongue sewn onto it, one with a forked end, the other with a gag tied around it. Signs and symbols adorned the effigy, including a sambenito, the garment that the Inquisition imposed on heretics. Below the effigy lay a pile of firewood.