Sorry about double post but it has been 2 days already:
Today we have
Aztec Adelaide
And since this sketch is tangentially related to my country i decided it would be fun to comment on it:
First the Macuahuitl, her weapon. It may simply be the perspective but hers look to short. Thing of it like a sword not a dagger.
Her Chimalli, the shield is mostly ok, but a bit too round, most shield tended to be quite flat.
Now her wardrobe. The quetzalapanecáyotl or heardress is a bit too large. There were
instances of even larger ones being used but those were ceremonial you used something much more discrete on the battlefield to identify your rank plus a hardwood helmet. Also it does not look particularly aztec, seems a bit more something like a war bonnet from the american plains indians.
Her armor, or in this case lack thereof. Aztec soldiers used Ichcahuilpilli a very thick cotton armor that was very good at stopping arrows darts and other American weaponry. High ranking officers also complemented their cotton gambeson with leather and animal skins making it more effective. So she really is wearing too little, but that seems a problem with Tom style in general not this pieces in particular.
Actual codex display casual clothing was a loincloth and either a shawl like cape or a tunic. Which under normal situations is what the emperor would wear.
In general she seems slightly based on some portraits of
Cuahutemoc last emperor of Tenochtitlan and i think it fits the general aesthetics, specially considering we have very few portraits from that era, most of them by
spaniards.
I used to live in Tenochtitlan you know, although these days it is called Mexico City
Also this was a nice way to scour for other Mexican twokinds fans in the Patreon comments, but did not find much...
Source:
I am part aztec and they teach this in High School here.
Cualli yohualli!