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Moctezuma's headdress is a featherwork headdress or military device ( Nahuatl languages: quetzalāpanecayōtl [ketsalaːpaneˈkajoːtɬ]) which tradition holds belonged to Moctezuma II, the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest. However, its provenance is uncertain, [2] and even its identity as a headdress has been questioned. [3]
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- Museum of Ethnology, Vienna, Austria
- 116 cm (46 in) high, 175 cm (69 in) diameter
Sep 26, 2017 · An illustration of Moctezuma II from the 15th-century manuscript The Tovar ... the Moctezuma Headdress changed meanings and identities as well as it passed from being a royal gift to curio to ...
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Jan 19, 2011 · Moctezuma II’s headdress was first mentioned in a European inventory in 1596, when it was acquired by Austrian Archduke Ferdinand II von Tyrol. It was listed there as “a Moorish hat.”. It was likely an object sent from Mesoamerica to Europe by Hernan Cortes, but it is unknown whether it actually belonged to Moctezuma II himself. In the ...
Dec 6, 2023 · This headdress is also called the Penacho of Moctezuma II . Moctezuma II’s headdress was first mentioned in a European inventory in 1596, when it was acquired by Austrian Archduke Ferdinand II von Tyrol. It was listed there as “a Moorish hat.”. It was likely an object sent from Mesoamerica to Europe by Hernan Cortes, but it is unknown ...
Oct 10, 2013 · 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. Taking the position of tlatoani, meaning 'speaker', in 1502 CE he ruled as an absolute ...
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1892 illustration of Moctezuma II. Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin ( c. 1466 – 29 June 1520; [moteːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ ʃoːkoˈjoːt͡sin̥] modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ ), [N.B. 1] referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, [N.B. 2] was the ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire ), [1] reigning from ...
Oct 10, 2013 · Download Full Size Image. 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.
