What did the Aztec women wear?

skysmom65

Aztec women wore a skirt wrapped around their hips and waist . Aztec women wore sleeveless blouses and wraparound skirts. And some of the Aztecs dressed with sandals and Aztec women wore a skirt wrapped around their hips and waist. All the Aztec women wore the same thing. They wore a skirt wrapped around their hips and waist. Aztec women wore a sleeveless tunic, or huipilli, with a wrap - around skirt, or cueitl, secured at the waist by a sash. Aztec - women wore a loose, sleeveless blouse and a wraparound skirt. Aztec women wore plain wrap - around skirts that fell below the knee, and... http://www.answers.com/What%20did%20the%20Aztec%20women%20wear%3F%20 Sep 17 06, 7:00 AM

smartie806

The female Aztec dress, on the other hand, consisted of sleeveless blouses and long wraparound skirts. http://www.aztec-indians.com/aztec-clothing.html Sep 17 06, 7:02 AM

skysmom65

MORE: Aztec men wore cloth around their waists and cloaks around their shoulders. Aztec women wore sleeveless blouses and wraparound skirts. Nobles dressed in brightly coloured cotton clothes decorated in gold and feathers. This was done to attract attention to themselves. The poor wore clothes made of maguey fibers, and slaves did not wear much at all! The Aztec army dressed differently from everyday people. Warriors wore vests made of quilted cotton, feathered plumes dusted with stones and precious metals. They also wore collars, bracelets and earrings made of the same materials. Depending on how many enemies they captured, warriors could earn the right to wear animal costumes. Chiefs wore layers of gold or silver with feathers underneath. Both chiefs and warriors wore wooden helmets shaped like animals, and carried shields made of woven reeds and feathers. Common soldiers did not have these items. They painted themselves in the colours of their chief's banner, and wore a simple girdle. When sacrificing humans to the gods, priests wore black blood-stained robes, while the victim was painted with chalk. Often, masks were worn during the ceremony. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior_Ancient_Civilizations/Aztecs Sep 17 06, 7:03 AM

lanfranco

Is it really necessary just to copy and paste other people's words? How about doing some research on several sites and answering in your OWN words? Is that such a terrible burden? Sep 17 06, 5:52 PM