Aztec Feather Headdress Weltmuseum in Vienna

The most famous item on display in the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna) is the Aztec quetzal feather headdress often referred to as the Penacho de Moctezuma.

The most famous item on display in the Weltmuseum Wien (World Museum Vienna) is the Aztec quetzal feather headdress often referred to as the Penacho de Moctezuma. This is the only feather headdress in the world to have survived from pre-Columbian Mexico.

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