![]() ![]() Reprinted with permission from Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections. From Aztec Imperial Strategies (Michael E. This required predictable economic, political, and social mechanisms for moving such great quantities of these precious commodities from their diverse sources to their ultimate consumers.įigure 1. ![]() Not only were feathers highly valued for these elite productions, they were also in demand in large and sustained quantities. Feathers were fashioned into exquisite adornments for nobles and gods, worked into fancy textiles for the elite, and provided embellishment for the shields and military costumes of highly achieved warriors. Likewise the craft of featherworking was among the most esteemed in the Mesoamerican world. Introductionįeathers, especially those from colorful tropical birds, were among the most highly prized materials in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. ![]() Emphasis is on the circulation of feathers through well-established channels of tribute, marketplace exchange, “foreign” trade, and elite reciprocity. This presentation focuses on the manner in which feathers traveled from hand to hand in the complex process of acquisition, manufacture, and finally consumption during the last century before the Spanish conquest. The feather merchant, Florentine Codex Book 10, folio 41r / Creative Commonsįeathers, especially those from colorful tropical birds, were among the most highly prized materials in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.Ĭalifornia State University San Bernardinoįeathers, especially those from colorful tropical birds, were among the most highly prized materials in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. ![]()
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