Aztec warfare
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Aztec warfare concerns the aspects associated with the military conventions, forces, weaponry and strategic expansions conducted by the Late Postclassic Aztec civilizations of Mesoamerica, including p
Terracotta statue depicting an Eagle Warrior
Nezahualcoyotl dressed in cotton armor with an obsidian sword, shield, and a helmet in the shape of a coyote or wolf. Codex Ixtlilxochitl, c. 1550.
Aztec warriors as depicted in the Codex Mendoza
Blowpipe or Tlacalhuazcuahuitl
Ichcahuipilli
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The ichcahuīpīlli, known in Spanish as escaupil, was a Mesoamerican military soft body armor similar to the European gambeson that was commonly used by the Aztecs and the Tlaxcaltecs. It was construct
Aztec warfare
…or maize cane "otlachimalli". There were also ornamental shields decorated with motifs made in featherwork, these were called māhuizzoh chimalli. Ichcahuīpīlli: Quilted cotton armor which was soaked in salt water brine and then hung to dry in shade so that the salt would crystallize inside of it. One or two…
Page from the Codex Mendoza depicting warriors wearing ichcahuipilli and tlahuiztli suits.