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quetzaltototl (tlahuiztli) (tlahuiztli, insignias (devices), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Elite Nahua military insignia in the form of a whole quetzal bird covered with feathers and supported by a frame worn on the back. An item sent to Tenochtitlan from the tributary province of Tochtepec, they were worn by tlahtohqueh (rulers) and pipiltin (nobles) in postclassic central Mexico. They were also used to identify Tlaxcalan military units of Ocotelolco.
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| Terms: |
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| quetzaltototl (tlahuiztli) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,SN)
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| quetzaltototl (tlahuiztli) (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,SN)
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| quetzaltototl (Spanish,UF,L,U)
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| quetzaltototl (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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| quetzaltotome (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,PN)
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............ | variant orthography |
| quetzaltotomeh (C,U,C,Classical Nahuatl,UF,PN)
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............ | alternate term |
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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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........................................ quetzaltototl (tlahuiztli) (G) |
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| Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Tlanexcayotilli militar nahuatl quence ce tototl tlen quetzal, mopictoc ica ihhuitl huan motetonihtoc ipan ce arco tlen mohuica ipan tocuitlapan. Eliyaya ce tlamantli tlen motitlanqui Tenochtitlan tlen huallaun ipan probincia tribotaria Tochtepec, motequihuiyaya para tlahtohqueh (gobernantes) huan pipiltin (nobles). Nouhquiya motequihuiyaya como ce tlaixnextilli tlen tlahuel neci ipan militares tlaxcaltecas tlen Ocotelolco. |
| Spanish ..... Insignia militar nahua de élite en forma del ave quetzal, cubierto de plumas y mantenido por un marco que se llevaba en la espalda. Era un producto enviado a Tenochtitlan desde la provincia tributaria de Tochtepec, usado tanto por los tlahtohqueh (gobernantes) como por los pipiltin (nobles). También se usaba como signo distinctivo de las unidades militares tlaxcaltecas de Ocotelolco. |
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