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wnylib

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2. The area of the head that is
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 05:49 PM
Jan 2021

below the part that shoots up and cascades down reminds me of the headresses of European women of the same time period, particularly English and Spanish royalty and nobility. The date range for the statue is given as "likely" dates, but not confirmed. I wonder if the woman's headress was influenced by Spanish fashions after Spaniards arrived in Mexico. They conquered and enslaved the lower classes, but sometimes married Native women of high status after converting them.

Edit to add link

Here are some Medieval European women's headdresses.

http://rosaliegilbert.com/headdresses.html

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