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a feathered ritual object (see Molina and Sahagún); in one example from Sahagún, he is speaking of ceremonial arrows hardened by fire and decorated with white turkey feathers
in jmac manjz in quauhxicalli, in quappiaztli, in tlapotonjlli = In their hands will rest the eagle vessel, the reed tube, the ritual feathering (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
excan in tlapotonjilli catca, iztac totliujtica, injc cecnj, vel yiacac, ynjc vccan ytlaxichchocan, ynjc excan, vncan yn jmamazçocan = In three places were they plumed, with white turkey feathers: first on the point, second on the shaft, and third on the end. (sixteenth century, Mexico City)