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- breeders called amantecas, who hunted and raised several species of birds for the purpose of using their feathers for art. Being an amanteca was a family...
- and feather works created in other parts of the world, those done by the amanteca or feather work specialists impressed Spanish conquerors, leading to a...
- skilled and honored craftsmen who created feather objects was called the amanteca, named after the Amantla neighborhood in Tenochtitlan where they lived...
- disguise"; pronounced [ˈkojotɬ iːˈnaːwaɬ]) is the god of featherworkers (amanteca). Russo, Alessandra (2002-09-01). "Plumes of Sacrifice: Transformations...
- Spaniards were fascinated by this form of art, and indigenous feather workers (amanteca) produced religious images in this medium, mainly small "paintings", as...