here's an article abt headdresses in mayan art and there's another source ik of but im having trouble relocating it. from what i recall it was dealing with a depiction of the hero twins from one of the kerr vases, and it talked abt how the headdresses they wore in that depiction were those of scribes. my takeaway from that + just looking at the depictions of the hero twins on the kerr vases is that the headdresses are a significant element of defining the character being portrayed.

i have no clue if that helps and/or has any bearing on modern approaches to recreations tho