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cicitlalloh (full of stars)


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A design consisting of star motifs in Nahua material culture or tlahcuilolli. Literally meaning "full of stars," the designs may be composed of various types of stylized stars. Representations of stars in postclassic Nahua art most commonly appear as a pair of concentric cirlces with the outer ring divided into red and whilte halves, an image also understood to represent eyes (ixtli) and scrying mirrors (tezcatl).

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