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title: Headdress of Motecuhzoma II
author: Jonathan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2093/headdress-of-motecuhzoma-ii/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Headdress of Motecuhzoma II
_Authored by Jonathan_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2093.jpg)
## Image Caption
The headdress of [Motecuhzoma II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Montezuma/), [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) ruler 1502-1520 CE. Although there is no evidence that it was ever worn by [Motecuhzoma](https://www.worldhistory.org/Montezuma/) the headdress may have been amongst the gifts he gave to Cortés, who in turn passed them on to Charles V. This is an exact replica of the original now in the Museum für Völkerkunde of Vienna. It is made with 450 green quetzal, blue cotinga and pink flamingo feathers and is further embellished with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) beads and jade disks. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)) Used with the author's permission.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jonathan. (2013, October 10). Headdress of Motecuhzoma II. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jonathan. "Headdress of Motecuhzoma II." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 10, 2013. .
### MLA
Jonathan. "Headdress of Motecuhzoma II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Oct 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/journeyofthousandmiles/2404611990/sizes/l/in/photolist-4Eugnq-2C6Ejh-5Nq9v7-3T8Etb-3T8CV5-3T8Aaf-3T4mD2-3T8Hjo-cjJxdb-5x2LX-8dyWan-4LfyYE-3LSB8G-5x2KU-6ZhJk6-569coy-4Xen8d-4Xen8b-4Xen89-dNunZ4-49i4PM-5LeSwv-dDegP8-cdkxmU-6cwBdp-6jPnEo-6jJATz-3ymzLj-aBGcxz-dD6vgV-dkVeV-dkVeS-dkVeU-dkVeW-dkVeT-4A2CqJ-8m7Mza/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/journeyofthousandmiles/2404611990/sizes/l/in/photolist-4Eugnq-2C6Ejh-5Nq9v7-3T8Etb-3T8CV5-3T8Aaf-3T4mD2-3T8Hjo-cjJxdb-5x2LX-8dyWan-4LfyYE-3LSB8G-5x2KU-6ZhJk6-569coy-4Xen8d-4Xen8b-4Xen89-dNunZ4-49i4PM-5LeSwv-dDegP8-cdkxmU-6cwBdp-6jPnEo-6jJATz-3ymzLj-aBGcxz-dD6vgV-dkVeV-dkVeS-dkVeU-dkVeW-dkVeT-4A2CqJ-8m7Mza/) by [**Jonathan**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/journeyofthousandmiles/2404611990/sizes/l/in/photolist-4Eugnq-2C6Ejh-5Nq9v7-3T8Etb-3T8CV5-3T8Aaf-3T4mD2-3T8Hjo-cjJxdb-5x2LX-8dyWan-4LfyYE-3LSB8G-5x2KU-6ZhJk6-569coy-4Xen8d-4Xen8b-4Xen89-dNunZ4-49i4PM-5LeSwv-dDegP8-cdkxmU-6cwBdp-6jPnEo-6jJATz-3ymzLj-aBGcxz-dD6vgV-dkVeV-dkVeS-dkVeU-dkVeW-dkVeT-4A2CqJ-8m7Mza/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 October 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.