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Pendants
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The Mexicas valued the shimmering iridescent white of the pearl oyster shell (Pinctada mazatlanica) from the Pacific coast and fashioned numerous ornaments from this imported material. These tear-drop shaped oyohualli pendants are diagnostic insignia of the Mexica deities Xochipilli, Macuilxochitl, and Tlahuizcalpanteuctli.
Los Mexicas otorgaban mucho valor al brillo del blanco iridiscente de la concha de ostra (Pinctada mazatlanica) de la costa del Pacífico, y elaboraron múltiples ornamentos de este material importado. Estos colgantes oyohualli con forma de lágrima son insignias características de las deidades mexicas Xochipilli, Macuilxochitl y Tlahuizcalpanteuctli.
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