Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . the Aubin-Goupil collectionI had no time for even the hastiest sketch. Doctor Uhle, who under-took to defend Mrs Nuttalls views in a reply, was quite reluctant toaccept this statement, brought forward without proof. Fortunately, Iam now in a position to offer a photographic reproduction of the pagesin question (Cozcatzin codex, pages 14 and 15), which is taken fromE. Bobans published synopsis of the Aubin-Goupil collection. The very first glance shows us that the selfsame warrior in the self-same ornaments is represente
Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . the Aubin-Goupil collectionI had no time for even the hastiest sketch. Doctor Uhle, who under-took to defend Mrs Nuttalls views in a reply, was quite reluctant toaccept this statement, brought forward without proof. Fortunately, Iam now in a position to offer a photographic reproduction of the pagesin question (Cozcatzin codex, pages 14 and 15), which is taken fromE. Bobans published synopsis of the Aubin-Goupil collection. The very first glance shows us that the selfsame warrior in the self-same ornaments is represented here as in the Bilimec picture (comparefigure 6 and figure 9), only the latter is not a mere copy of one of thefigures in the Cozcatzin codex, but of kindred originals, and at anyrate the same tradition guided the artist in both cases. a Both these pieces are ascribed to Quetzalcouatl of Tollan, not only in the passage from the Analesde Quauhtitlan, which I quoted in my former article, but also in the Aztec text of the twelfth bookof the historical work of P. ¥ni. 0. Copy of figure in the Cozcatzin codex. SELER] ANCIENT MEXICAN FEATHER ORNAMENTS ()1 At the time when Axayacatl was king, that is, supreme war chief ofthe Mexicans, the kingdom passed through a severe crisis. AfterItzcouatl freed the Mexicans fiom the supremacy of Azcapotzalcoand the elder Motecuhzoma had prepared the conditions for the laterrapid extension of Mexican dominion by establishing the alliance of thethree states and forcibly subjugating Chalca, the enemy arose againstAxayacatl in his own house. Close by Tenochtitlan, on the samemarsh island, was the sister city of Tlatelolco, whose inhabitants,although of another and an older race than the Tenochca, living accord-ing to laws of their own, had hitherto united their interests with thoseof the Mexicans and fought shoulder to shoulder with them—forinstance, against Azcapotzalco. In the early years of Axayacatls reign,discontent, which had prob
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