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Tovar Codex, Toci and Xochiquetzal, Aztec Goddesses

Entitled: Toci quiere decir a que la. Diosas de los Mexicanos. Toci or Tonantzin (our venerated mother) is shown with a bone through her nose, holding flower plumes and wearing quetzal plumes on her head. Xochiquetzal (flower feather) is shown wearing a jade necklace, kneeling on a lake. 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, Toci and Xochiquetzal, Aztec Goddesses
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Entitled: Toci quiere decir a que la. Diosas de los Mexicanos. Toci or Tonantzin (our venerated mother) is shown with a bone through her nose, holding flower plumes and wearing quetzal plumes on her head. Xochiquetzal (flower feather) is shown wearing a jade necklace, kneeling on a lake. 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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4425 x 3178 px | 40.2 MB
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37.5 x 26.9 cm | 14.8 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)
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