epnepaniuhqui

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Objects Facet
  4. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
  5. Costume (hierarchy name)
  6. costume (mode of fashion)
  7. [costume by function]
  8. ceremonial costume
  9. vestments (general ceremonial costume)
  10. epnepaniuhqui
Scope note
Aztec vestments comprising articulated pieces of iridescent shell sewn in a pattern on a textile support. Derived from Nahuatl for "joined mother -of-pearl." Many examples are made from the Pacific mollusk Pinctada mazatlanica.
epnepaniuhqui
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024