The featherworkers had seven patron deities, and two were female: "And Xiuhtlati wore her light blue huipil, and the huipil of Xilo, the younger, was made bright red, scarlet, very red. Both had their huipiles sprinkled, scattered with many kinds of feathers. Thus they were sprinkled, thus they were scattered with all manner of precious feathers: the blue cotinga, the tail feathers of the blue cotinga, the red spoonbill, those the color of the corn silk flower; and eagle feathers--fine eagle feathers; also trogon feathers; green, pointed quetzal feathers; and the yellow parrot, neck feathers of the yellow parrot, varicolored parrot feathers; feathers of young birds; and the yellow breast feathers of the blue cotinga. Indeed their huipiles were everywhere covered with feathers...and on their borders, a feather fringe was made of soft eagle feathers; thus were they pasted with feathers. Also her sandals were sprinkled with various precious feathers. "In the hands of both of them lay their maize stalk staves. Some say quetzal bird fans were in their hands. Golden were their breast pendants, like cut discs of gold. And their golden ear pendants were constantly trembling, gleaming... their paper headdresses with billowing quetzal feathers did they arrange, and they set their radiating turquoise ornaments in place. And both their arms were covered with various feathers; their feathering reached to their wrists. Likewise their legs were feathers with various feathers; their feathering ended at their ankles. And with their yucca fiber sandals they showed that they were Chichimec women who had just arrived."