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Making an Aztec Headdress

• The decorations were all different colours, they included shells, different metals, feathers from local birds, beads and precious stones.

• There were certain feathers that only certain Aztecs could wear.• Aztec warriors were prized with feathered helmets.• Headdresses worn by nobles were adorned with the brilliant blue-green

feathers of the Quetzal bird.

Have a look at these real Aztec headdress.

Notice the colours and shape of the headdresses.

What do the headbands look like?

Can you spot the Aztec patterns?

A few Aztec headdress facts...

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For the sports day videos, your teachers made Aztec headdresses to wear. Here we are wearing our headdresses...

Mrs Jackson's headdress was made in the same way as Mrs Johnstone, Miss Marshall and Miss Graham, but Mrs Jackson cut out and coloured in some feathers which she then sellotaped to her head band once it was ready to wear.

Mrs Martin made her headdress out of leaves and a flower from her garden and she used a headband.

First, she chose her leaves and flower carefully and cut them.

Then she put her headband on and stuck the leaves in and lastly put the flower in.

Mrs Johnstone, Miss Marshall and Miss Graham cut an A4 sheet of paper in half.

Next, we sellotaped the 2 strips together to make one long strip of paper.

Next, we drew and then coloured in Aztec patterns on one side of the strip.

Finally, we sellotaped the other two ends and then we had our Aztec head bands.

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You are learning your Chocolate song for our performance and we would like you to be wearing an Aztec headdress as your costume. You have now seen some real headdresses and the headdresses your teachers made and wore.

Your task is to make your own Aztec headdress.

You can make yours like one of your teachers or be creative and design your own one.

If you click on the blue button (the purple arrow is pointing to it) you will be taken to a sheet which will give further information and instructions.

Please use things which are in your house, don't feel you need to buy anything specially. You could use: paper, card, pencils, pens, feathers, beads, tin foil, leaves or other items you might have.

Please ASK before you take things for this activity.