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tzotzocolli (hairstyle)


Identification code: 300445523



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Nahua hairstyle of young warriors, meaning "jar-shaped." Long hair was combed up onto one side of the upper part of the head and tied with a cotton band called tochacatl. It identified warriors who had captured their first prisoner in the postclassic period.

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