Aztecs


The Revell Aztecs set contains figures suitable for an Aztec army and "close enough" for Mixtecs or Zapotecs (IV/48), Chichimecs, Toltecs (III/58), or Triple Alliance (early IV/63) armies.  

In doing some research on the army, I noticed an unusual uniform in the Codex Mendoza, which was adopted from the Huaxtec.  It was worn by veterans who had captured two prisoners -- a Cuextecatl.
Cuextecatl
The conical caps were made of Epoxy putty and secured to their heads by a "pin" of wire.  There is a similar uniform in the Osprey book on Aztec armies which is depicted as black with white polkadots and identified as a "Mixtec warrior-priest."