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the proper female coiffure in the Valley of Mexico (sixteenth century)
See an image that represents axtlacuilli in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
From the verb axtlahua, rodear ala cabeça los cabellos de muger, componiendolos. It was the standard coiffure for adult women and consisted of two hornlike tufts created by dividing long hair in the middle. The hair was bound with a cord, and folded up so as to leave the bulk of the hair resting on the nape of the neck, with the two ends secured at the top of the head.