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Title: Headdress (Copil)
Publication Information: Pomona College
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Aztec Regalia by Javier Galvez
Rights Information: Physical rights are retained by the institution. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Description: This headdress (copil in Náhuatl , or penacho in Spanish) is made from leather, fabric, metal, beadwork and other materials, with dyed ostrich feathers and eagle down at the center (top) of the crown. The central figure on the crown is a three-dimensional image of a black skull, possibly a representation of Mictlantecuhtli. It is decorated with feathers, gold and silver fabric, and other materials.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/azt/id/171
Subject: Aztec dances
Ethnic costumes - Mexico
Indigenous peoples
Headgear
Beadwork
Featherwork
Source: Javier Galvez Collection
Relation: Aztec Regalia by Javier Galvez - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/azt

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