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Insignia of rank in the Nahua world: from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century

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dc.contributor.authorOlko, Justyna, author
dc.contributor.authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:34:33Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:34:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractThis significant work reconstructs the repertory of insignia of rank and the contexts and symbolic meanings of their use, along with their original terminology, among the Nahuatl-speaking communities of Mesoamerica from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Attributes of rank carried profound symbolic meaning, encoding subtle messages about political and social status, ethnic and gender identity, regional origin, individual and community history, and claims to privilege. Olko engages with and builds upon extensive worldwide scholarship and skillfully illuminates this complex topic, creating a vital contribution to the fields of pre-Columbian and colonial Mexican studies. It is the first book to integrate pre- and post-contact perspectives, uniting concepts and epochs usually studied separately. A wealth of illustrations accompanies the contextual analysis and provides essential depth to this critical work. Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World substantially expands and elaborates on the themes of Olko's Turquoise Diadems and Staffs of Office, originally published in Poland and never released in North America.--Provided by publisher.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/87457
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity Press of Colorado
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dc.subject.lcshAztecs -- Clothing
dc.subject.lcshAztecs -- Jewelry
dc.subject.lcshClothing and dress -- Symbolic aspects -- Mexico
dc.titleInsignia of rank in the Nahua world: from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century
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