Feathered headdress

Feathered headdress, Aztec, reproduction (National Anthropology Museum, 墨西哥城) Original: Feathered headdress, 墨西哥, Aztec, early 16th century, quetzal, cotinga, roseate spoonbill, piaya feathers; 木頭, fibers, amate paper, cotton, gold, gilded brass (World Museum, 維也納)

The 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 whether it actually belonged to Moctezuma II himself.

與博士的對話. 勞倫·基爾羅伊-尤班克和博士. 貝絲·哈里斯

. 由 Beth Harris 和 Steven Zucker 創建.