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Tovar Codex, Aztec Funeral Rites

Otiomo do de enterrar los muertos que inandolos y enterrar ando las senilas. A mummy sitting on a throne made of woven material, an ornament made of quetzal feathers, a jade necklace and three men in the background. The three men represent the slaves who were sacrificed when an emperor died. The Tovar Codex (16th century) contains detailed information about the rites and ceremonies of the Aztecs. The codex is illustrated with 51 full-page paintings in watercolor. Illustration taken from a 19th century transcript of Juan de Tovar's Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a Mexico (the Co´dice Tovar).
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Tovar Codex, Aztec Funeral Rites
Otiomo do de enterrar los muertos que inandolos y enterrar ando las senilas. A mummy sitting on a throne made of woven material, an ornament made of quetzal feathers, a jade necklace and three men in the background. The three men represent the slaves who were sacrificed when an emperor died. The Tovar Codex (16th century) contains detailed information about the rites and ceremonies of the Aztecs. The codex is illustrated with 51 full-page paintings in watercolor. Illustration taken from a 19th century transcript of Juan de Tovar's Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a Mexico (the Co´dice Tovar).
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