"Cueitl" and "Hornettes"

Today we will show you this concept art on different dresses and hairstyles inspired by historical evidence as well as contemporary communities.

The base of the common everyday clothes of pre-Columbian people was a cueitl, a long rectangular cloak held at the waist with a nelpiloni (either a rope or a belt). Cueitl could be plain or decorated with lavish shapes depicting flowers and/or elaborate geometric designs.

These hairstyles were also specifically for women. The one we know the most of is one that historians have dubbed as “ hornettes ”, which consisted of braiding the hair over the side of the forehead along with colored cotton thread, forming one braid on each side of the head, each ending with a small point on the top.

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