Chalchihuitlicue
deity water Aztec single tradition · 1
Chalchihuitlicue is a water deity depicted in Aztec codices wearing distinctive headdresses made of cotton bands trimmed with amaranth seeds and large round tassels. She is typically shown wearing a shawl adorned with tassels and a skirt, often sitting with streams of water flowing from or behind her. In various codex depictions, she sits on thrones or stools with rivers flowing from her body, sometimes with figures including babies shown in the water.
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“Chalchihuitlicue wears a distinctive headdress, which consists of several broad, likely cotton bands trimmed with amaranth seeds. She is often depicted sitting with a stream of water flowing out of or from behind her skirt.”
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