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title: Aztec Musicians
author: Madman2001
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4198/aztec-musicians/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-11-06
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# Aztec Musicians

_Authored by Madman2001_

## Image File

[![Aztec Musicians](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4198.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4198.jpg)

## Image Caption

A scene from the 16th-century [Florentine Codex](https://www.worldhistory.org/Florentine_Codex/) depicting [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) musicians. [Music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/) and dance were an important element of Aztec education and public life.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Madman2001. (2015, November 21). Aztec Musicians. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4198/aztec-musicians/>
### Chicago
Madman2001. "Aztec Musicians." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4198/aztec-musicians/>.
### MLA
Madman2001. "Aztec Musicians." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4198/aztec-musicians/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aztec_drums,_Florentine_Codex..jpg) by [**Madman2001**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aztec_drums,_Florentine_Codex..jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 November 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.