Quetzal Double Medium Frame Card

The Quetzal is considered the most beautiful bird in America, its beauty has brought it to the brink of extinction due to illegal trafficking and the destruction of its habitat.

Quetzal is a word of Nahuatl origin, associated with Quetzali "Beautiful Brilliant Feather", the Aztecs associated it with Quetzalcoatl and the Mayans with Kukulkan in both the link was with deities related to heaven and earth, that is, the underworld and the supraworld. Their feathers were so valued that only priests and high-ranking rulers wore them. As we well know, one of the most beautiful pieces of feather art is the Moctezuma headdress, which is made up of 4 species of birds, including the green ones that give it its color, these being those of the Quetzal, which is why in Mexico it is considered one of the most sacred animals.

• Technique: High relief artistic engraving on foil

• Size: Medium Double - 13 x 9 cm

• Foil engraved colors: Gold/Silver

• Papers: high quality smooth and textured

QUETZAL Model Double Medium Cards in high relief artistic engraving with glossy foil film. All handcrafted by our team of professional engravers. On high quality smooth or textured papers. Handmade in Mexico