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xopilli (toe or claw device) (tlahuiztli, insignias (devices), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Nahua "toe" or "claw" military insignia rendered as an elongated droplet-like shape and topped by a feather crest, usually of quetzal feathers. Worn on a back frame, it was manufactured in yellow, green, and red varieties and paired with a feathered bodysuits of the same color. It was given to high-ranking warriors and as a tribute item in the postclassic period across central Mexico.
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| xopilli (toe or claw device) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,B)
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| xopilli (toe or claw device) (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,B)
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| xopilli (Spanish,UF,L,U)
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| iztetl (iztetlatequi) (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Information Forms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ information forms (objects) (G) |
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................ document genres (G) |
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.................... <documents by function> (G) |
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........................ <identifying markings and symbols> (G) |
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............................ devices (symbols) (G) |
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................................ insignias (devices) (G) |
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.................................... tlahuiztli (G) |
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........................................ xopilli (toe or claw device) (G) |
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| Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Tlanexcayotilli militar nahua tlen "dedo" zo "garra", quence cuahuehueyac ica ce cuanehpalli tlen ihhuitl, nochipa ica quetzal. Motequihuihtoc pan tocuitlapan, mochihchihuayaya ica miac ixnezcayotl tlen coztic, xoxoctic huan chichiltic huan mohuicaltiyaya ca ce cotomitl tlen ihhuitl tlen cehca itlapalyo. Quinmacayayah tlahuilanianih tlen tlanahuatiyayah huan itztoyah nopayoh pampa tequitiyayah pan periodo posclásico pan nochi centro tlen Mexco. |
| Spanish ..... Insignia militar nahua de "dedo" o "garra", con forma de gota alargada y coronada por una cresta de pluma, generalmente de quetzal. Usada en la espalda, se fabricaba en variedades amarillas, verdes y rojas y se emparejaba con un traje de plumas del mismo color. Se les ofrecía a los guerreros de alto rango y hacía parte de los productos tributados en el período posclásico en todo el centro de México. |
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