koqoo on Nostr: The headdress of *Motecuhzoma II, Aztec ruler 1502-1520 CE. Although there is no ...
The headdress of *Motecuhzoma II, Aztec ruler 1502-1520 CE.
Although there is no evidence that it was ever worn by Motecuhzoma the headdress may have been amongst the gifts he gave to Cortés, who in turn passed them on to Charles V.
This is an exact replica of the original now in the Museum für Völkerkunde of Vienna.
It is made with 450 green quetzal, blue cotinga and pink flamingo feathers and is further embellished with gold beads and jade disks.
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*Montezuma (aka Moctezuma), or more correctly, Motecuhzoma II Xocoyotzin, meaning 'Angry Like A Lord’, was the last fully independent ruler of the #Aztec empire before the civilization's collapse after the Spanish Conquest in the early 16th century CE.
Although there is no evidence that it was ever worn by Motecuhzoma the headdress may have been amongst the gifts he gave to Cortés, who in turn passed them on to Charles V.
This is an exact replica of the original now in the Museum für Völkerkunde of Vienna.
It is made with 450 green quetzal, blue cotinga and pink flamingo feathers and is further embellished with gold beads and jade disks.
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*Montezuma (aka Moctezuma), or more correctly, Motecuhzoma II Xocoyotzin, meaning 'Angry Like A Lord’, was the last fully independent ruler of the #Aztec empire before the civilization's collapse after the Spanish Conquest in the early 16th century CE.