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CLOTHING
The social class to which he belonged an Aztec was distinguished by their dress and hairstyle. It was a felony own clothes get a higher class. Commoners wore dresses made ​​from magueyfibers, only nobles had the right to use cotton, but this privilege could be taken away if they broke the law. The basic garments of all males were singled ahead knotted loincloth and a cloak tied overhis shoulder. The higher the rank of the individual, the more expensive and better their dresses were adorned.
Tufts: It is made with green quetzal feathers and blue cotinga, besides gold andturquoise. We know that the king of Spain sent him many presents sumptuous, and the plume could be one of them.
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ACCESSORIES
Turquoise Jewelry: There are many pendantsthat were delivered as treasure to the Spanish conquistadors, for example, the two-headed snake was the symbol of the rain god, Tlaloc. This gem is made of hollow wood to make it lighter, took as partof a headdress or as a pendant. It is covered with a mosaic of turquoise inlaid with red and white shell. The Aztecs believed that the art of making this jewelry was a gift of the god Quetzalcoatl.[pic]

- Gold and Jade: The Aztecs preferred jade gold because green was the perfect color, but men and women wore gold earrings and nose rings. The rich nobleseven pierced lip to hang a pendant. He was not allowed such luxuries to commoners, but all newborns gave away a small jade pendant good luck charm.






MUSIC AND DANCE
It is impossible toseparate the music literature in the Aztec culture, as evidenced by his own words: cuicatl song and poem meant. Nahuatl was the language used by the Aztecs and their agility and wealth, lent itselfperfectly well to the description of events and to register abstract ideas or develop long speeches peppered with pictures and sentences, which the Mexicans were very enthusiastic.
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