Ichcahuipilli
Mesoamerican military armor made out of cotton
Mesoamerican military armor made out of cotton
The ichcahuīpīlli, known in Spanish as escaupil, was a Mesoamerican military soft body armor similar to the European gambeson that was commonly used by the Aztecs and the Tlaxcaltecs. It was constructed of densely packed, unspun cotton stitched between two layers of fabric. The name is derived from the Nahuatl words ichcatl "cotton" and huīpīlli "shirt".
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