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The Latin American Library of Tulane University owns the literary rights to this unpublished manuscript. The manuscript is available for research. Persons who wish to publish any part of the manuscript must obtain permission from the Director of the Latin American Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Zelia Nuttall and the recovery of Mexico's past, [19--] /

Here's another picture of Zelia Nuttall. My grandfather (Zelia's brother) noted on the back "Zelia Nuttall aged 18 years, taken in Rome in 1875 in her first silk dress (black) in which she was presented to Pope Pius IX".

Nuttall, Zelia (1857-1933), Papers 1886 - 1912: A Finding Aid

Zelia Nuttall papers, 1893-1903 This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the University of Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

http://www.library.utexas.edu/etd/d/2003/ruizc032/ruizc032.pdf

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Codex Zouche-Nuttall, Mixtec, Late Postclassic period (AD 1200-1521), From Mexico. British Museum.

"This is one of a small number of known Mexican codices (screenfold manuscript books) dating to pre-Hispanic times. It is made of deer skin and comprises 47 leaves. The Codex contains two narratives: one side of the document relates the history of important centres in the Mixteca region, while the other, starting at the opposite end, records the genealogy, marriages and political and military feats of the Mixtec ruler, Eight Deer Jaguar-Claw. This ruler is depicted at top centre, next to his calendric name (8 circles and a deer's head).

Very few Mesoamerican pictorial documents have survived destruction and it is not clear how the Codex Zouche-Nuttall reached Europe. In 1859 it turned up in a Dominican monastery in Florence. Years later, Sir Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche (1810-73), loaned it to The British Museum. His books and manuscripts were inherited by his sister, who donated the Codex to the Museum in 1917. The Codex was first published by Zelia Nuttall in 1902."

Image from: Ross, Kurt. 1978. Codex Mendoza: Aztec Manuscript, with commentary. Miller Graphics. p 41

www.americanethnography.com Obituary on Zelia Nuttall from American Anthropologist July - September, 1933.

Zelia Nuttall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall (September 6, 1857 – April 12, 1933) was an Americanarchaeologist and anthropologist, born at San Francisco, who specialised in pre-ColumbianMesoamerican manuscripts and the pre-Aztec culture in Mexico. She traced the Mixtec codex now called the Codex Zouche-Nuttall and...

Moctezuma's headdress is a featherwork crown which tradition holds belonged to Moctezuma II, the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish Conquest. It is made of quetzal and other feathers mounted in a base of gold studded with precious stones. It was identified as a quetzalapanecayotl by US American anthropologist Zelia Nuttall. Currently, it rests in the Museum of Ethnology, Vienna, and is a source of dispute between Austria and Mexico, as no similar pieces remain in Mexico. http://illicit-cultural-property.blogspot.com/2011/03/moctezumas-crown.html

Although attributed to Montezuma and the Spanish conquest, the provenance of the piece is unattested, and it does not match Aztec illustrations of the headdress of their nobility. It became an object of interest to European researchers such as Ferdinand von Hochstetter and Eduard Seler at the end of the 19th century, and its identification as a quetzalapanecayotl is attributed to US American anthropologist Zelia Nuttall. It was restored in 1878, while still thought to be a mantle rather than a headdress. It is attested since 1575 in the collections of Archduke Ferdinand in Ambras near Innsbruck, Austria. At the beginning of the 19th century it was deposited in the Museum of Ethnology (inventory number 10402VO) in Vienna along with other liturgical artifacts of Quetzalcoatl and Ehecatl.

The feathers of the piece have deteriorated over the centuries. It is 116 cm (46 in) high and 175 cm (69 in) across and has the form of concentric layers of different colored feathers arranged in a semicircle. The smallest is made from blue feathers of the Cotinga amabilis (xiuhtōtōtl) with small plates of gold in the shapes of half moons, inlaid with precious stones. Behind this is a layer of pink flamingo (tlāuhquechōlli) feathers, then small quetzal feathers, then a layer of white-tipped red-brown feathers of the squirrel cuckoo, Piaya cayana, with three bands of small gold plates, and finally two of 400 closely spaced quetzal tail feathers, some 55 cm (22 in) long. The quetzal feathers in the center of the headdress are raised relative to the sides. Leather straps attach the crown to the head of the wearer.

Dzibilchaltún is a Maya city whose name means "place where there is writing on flat stones"

Dzibilchaltún es una ciudad Maya cuyo nombre significa "Lugar donde hay escritura en las piedras planas"

Zelia Nuttall - Books/Stories/Written Works Zelia Nuttall Books. Zelia Nuttall bibliography includes all books by Zelia Nuttall. Book list may include collections, novellas. This list is alphabetical, and you can sort by any column. The list you're viewing is made up of a variety of different items, including Six Ancient Mexican Postcards an....

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http://www.humanitas-international.org/mayamemex/documents/the-island-of-sacrificios.pdf#page=8

Zelia Nuttall Obituary on Zelia Nuttall from American Anthropologist July - September, 1933.

I became fascinated with Zelia Nuttal after reading several of her books published in the early 1900s. Below is a link to "The island of Sacrificios" reprinted from: American Anthropologist, vol. XII, no. 2, April-June 1910.)

http://www.humanitas-international.org/mayamemex/documents/the-island-of-sacrificios.pdf#page=8