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Fig. 12.
Aztec feathered shield. This is an ornamental shield (mahuizzoh chimalli), not a
functional war shield (yaochimalli). (Courtesy of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna) |
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diameter, respectively, and have 3-millimeter (0.12-inch) foundations of wood strips bound together by fine interwoven cords. Four round sticks, 12 millimeters (0.47 inches) in diameter, cross the shields horizontally, and to these sticks and the leather patch on each shield are attached two leather handles. The outer surfaces of the shields are |
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