Note 47 — DESCRIPTION OF MOUNDS (continued 2)
Reading edition
It would appear that these thick woven or plaited cotton breastplates were fortified with salt.
Landa, op. cit., p. 48: "Y sus rodelas y iacos fuertes de sal y algodon."
Ibid. p. 172: "Hazian xacos de algodon colchados y de sal por moler colchada de dos tandas o colchaduras, y estos eran fortissimos."