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epnepaniuhqui (vestments (general ceremonial costume), ceremonial costume, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Aztec vestments comprising articulated pieces of iridescent shell sewn in a pattern on a textile support. Derived from Nahuatl for "joined mother -of-pearl." Many examples are made from the Pacific mollusk Pinctada mazatlanica. |
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epnepaniuhqui (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,B)
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shell vestments (Aztec garments) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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derived/made from .... |
Pinctada mazatlanica (species) |
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(Pinctada (genus), Pteriidae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300419336] |
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