A painted aztec feather shield is displayed in the national museum of anthropology in mexico city, january 1, 2011. the national museum of anthropology and history museum is located in the historic chapultepec park in mexico city. this museum houses the largest pre hispanic collection in mexico. Aztec or mixtec, ad 1400 1521. in the british museum. the chīmalli or aztec shield ( nahuatl pronunciation: [t͡ʃiːˈmalːi] ⓘ; "shield") was the traditional defensive armament of the indigenous states of mesoamerica. these shields varied in design and purpose. the chīmalli was also used while wearing special headgear.
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. it dates from before 1520 but its history before it ended up in the ethnological collection. Mexican featherwork, also called "plumería", was an important artistic and decorative technique in the pre hispanic and colonial periods in what is now mexico. although feathers have been prized and feather works created in other parts of the world, those done by the amanteca or feather work specialists impressed spanish conquerors, leading to. Object history. by agathe torres. xicalcoliuhqui chimalli, feather shields. aztec shields at the landesmuseum württemberg 102. t95 object history e f ƒ.indd 102. Quetzal feather headdress housed in vienna. 2. ahuizotl shield (chimalli) location: weltmuseum wien – vienna, austria. one of four shields, or chimalli, to survive it is made of reed, rawhide, feathers, gold and plant fiber yarn. it is called the ahuizotl shield because of an association with the aztec emperor of that name.
Object history. by agathe torres. xicalcoliuhqui chimalli, feather shields. aztec shields at the landesmuseum württemberg 102. t95 object history e f ƒ.indd 102. Quetzal feather headdress housed in vienna. 2. ahuizotl shield (chimalli) location: weltmuseum wien – vienna, austria. one of four shields, or chimalli, to survive it is made of reed, rawhide, feathers, gold and plant fiber yarn. it is called the ahuizotl shield because of an association with the aztec emperor of that name. Featherwork shield. shown (right) is a fine replica, pictured on display in the museum of the templo mayor, mexico city, of a famous mexica (aztec) featherwork shield, held in the castle of chapultepec, mexico city. it’s one of only four such shields still in existence, and the only one preserved in mexico. Featherwork. a hawaiian ‘ahu‘ula (feathered cape). featherwork is the working of feathers into a work of art or cultural artifact. this was especially elaborate among the peoples of oceania and the americas, such as the incas and aztecs . feathered cloaks and headdresses include the ʻahuʻula capes and mahiole helmets were worn by hawaiian.
Featherwork shield. shown (right) is a fine replica, pictured on display in the museum of the templo mayor, mexico city, of a famous mexica (aztec) featherwork shield, held in the castle of chapultepec, mexico city. it’s one of only four such shields still in existence, and the only one preserved in mexico. Featherwork. a hawaiian ‘ahu‘ula (feathered cape). featherwork is the working of feathers into a work of art or cultural artifact. this was especially elaborate among the peoples of oceania and the americas, such as the incas and aztecs . feathered cloaks and headdresses include the ʻahuʻula capes and mahiole helmets were worn by hawaiian.
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