Tribute page from the Codex Mendoza
Tribute Page from the Codex Mendoza
The tribute payable (displayed in most browsers when mouse is positioned over image) is:
2 strings of beads of jadeite, a green semi-precious stone
a total of 4,000 handfuls of colored feathers
160 skins of the bird with a blue plumage
2 labrets (lip piercings) of amber encased in gold
40 skins of jaguar
200 loads of cacao beans, the main ingredient of chocolate
800 tecomates (cups for drinking chocolate)
2 slabs of clear amber, each approximately the size of a brick
Tribute Page from the Codex Mendoza
Published or Updated on:
March 14, 2008
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