Moctezuma's headdress - Wikipedia
Moctezuma's headdress is a historical artifact that has been long disputed in terms of origin, patron, and function. The object's function was perhaps featherwork headdress or military device. In the Nahuatl languages, it is known as a quetzalāpanecayōtl (ketsalaːpaneˈkajoːtɬ) [1].
Quetzal-feather headdress in Vienna - Visiting Vienna
2024年2月15日 · One of the popular images of the Aztec culture consists of a priest or emperor in a large feathered headdress. The world’s last remaining example forms a highlight of the Weltmuseum Wien’s permanent exhibition. “Penacho” made from the feathers of the quetzal and other birds Interwoven with gold and other materials
The feather headdress - Weltmuseum Wien
The famous quetzal feather headdress in the Weltmuseum Wien is the last of its kind. It is therefore of particular significance as world cultural heritage. It remains unclear exactly how and when it left Mexico. Here you can find answers to some of your questions about it and its history.
Smarthistory – Aztec feathered headdress
Feathered headdress, Aztec, reproduction (National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City). Original: early 16th century, quetzal, cotinga, roseate spoonbill, piaya feathers, wood, fibers, amate paper, cotton, gold, and gilded brass, Aztec, Mexico, (World Museum, Vienna) This headdress is also called the Penacho of Moctezuma II.
The Fight to Bring Home the Headdress of an Aztec Emperor
2017年9月26日 · The largest part of the object is made of nearly 500 tail plumes from the resplendent quetzal arranged in a semi-circle. These alone would have been worth a fortune to the Aztecs.
See Moctezuma's Feather Headdress from Mexico in the …
2023年12月17日 · The most famous item on display in the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna) is the Aztec quetzal feather headdress often referred to as the Penacho de Moctezuma. This is the only feather headdress in the world to have survived from pre-Columbian Mexico.
Busting the Myth Behind Moctezuma’s Headdress; Did It Really …
2023年2月27日 · When it was finally determined that the headdress was made from quetzal feathers in the Mexica empire and that it was actually known as “quetzalapanecáyotl,” European researchers erroneously attributed the headdress to Emperor Moctezuma. But if it did not belong to the tlatoani, whose headdress was it?
The Seven Remaining Aztec Feather-works - Mexica: A History …
2021年7月10日 · Probably the most iconic piece of Aztec history in existence, this incredible green quetzal-feather headdress is majestic, even 500 years after its manufacture. Made in 1515, and was made using materials from across the empire, including hundreds of green quetzal feathers and thousands of gold buttons.
3.14.20: Aztec feathered headdress - Humanities LibreTexts
2022年11月12日 · Original: early 16th century, quetzal, cotinga, roseate spoonbill, piaya feathers, wood, fibers, amate paper, cotton, gold, and gilded brass, Aztec, Mexico, (World Museum, Vienna) This headdress is also called the Penacho of Moctezuma II.
Headdress of Motecuhzoma II - World History Encyclopedia
2013年10月10日 · 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. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City) Used with the author's permission
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