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topilli (ceremonial staffs, ceremonial weapons, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Ceremonial staffs associated with power. They symbolized the taking of command or the transfer of an office from one person to another in Mexico in the postclassic period, and their use has continued through the colonial period into the present day. |
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topilli (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,B)
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topilli (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,B)
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topilli (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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bastón de mando (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,N)
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cuatopilli (C,U,undetermined,UF,U)
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staff of office (C,U,English,UF,L,B)
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topil (C,U,Spanish,UF,U)
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........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G) |
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................ armaments (G,U) |
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.................... ceremonial weapons (G) |
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........................ ceremonial staffs (G) |
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............................ topilli (G) |
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Cuatopilli tlen ce campeca, monehpanoa ica ce tlanahuatilli. Quimanextiyaya quemman ce acahya quicuiyaya, quimacayayah zo quemman quipanoltiliyaya ce tlanahuatilli tlen ce acahya ipan Mexco central posclasico, huan quen motequihiyaya tlahuel huahcauhqui ipan periodo colonial azta naman. |
Spanish ..... Un bastón ceremonial asociado con el poder. Simbolizaban la toma de mando o el traspaso de un cargo de una persona a otra en el México central posclásico, y su uso perduró durante el período colonial hasta la actualidad. |
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