Could the Mexica toztli have been a sun parakeet? Connecting Mexica featherwork to South America
Colorful feathers were an important part of the regalia and martial attributes of the Mexicas, who used them on headdresses, shields, capes, but also on the images of their gods. Despite the early interest of Europeans in the American featherwork, some bird species used by the amanteca remain undete...
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Journal de la Société des américanistes
2020
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