Thoughtful observation of visual kinship between Teotihuacan and ledger art using the catalog of the exhibition "Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire" that premiered at the DeYoung Museum of Fine Art in San Francisco the Fall of 2017 was done near the time of opening of the exhibition. Gods and god impersonators were depicted in many if not most works at Teotihuacan. Depiction of gods, god impersonators, and members of society wishing to communicate status and role, used costume and adornment such as ear spools, feathered headdresses, shields, and necklaces in Teotihuacan and cross-pollinating cultural regions near it. Conventional depiction of certain facial features also contributed to identification of individuals such as wrinkles, "goggle" eyes, and dentition. The Old Fire God is mostly depicted with a lined face. The Storm God appears with his goggled eyes, distinctive mouth and teeth, tasseled headdress, ear spools, and shields. Storm God adornments were incorporated in the dress of emissaries traveling from other regions of Mesoamerica to Teotihuacan, their trading hub, to officiate commerce. Tasseled feathered headdresses were emblematic of high prestige warriors. Ear spools were worn by the relatively powerful and well-off.
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