ayatl (MH535v)

ayatl (MH535v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black and white drawing (with bits of red paint) of the element ayatl (perhaps a maguey-fiber cloth or cloak, loosely woven) has been carved from the compound place name glyph Ayapan (see below). The perimeter of the cloth includes a flower design. The cloth appears to be folded over and (with shading) have some three-dimensionality, an artistic feature learned from colonial instructors.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Flowers
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black
red
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
border (red, plain, or patterned)
facing right
profile view
rectangular
shading and parallel line hatching
vertical, upright
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

fabrics, telas, textiles

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

aya(tl), a thin cloak or blanket of cotton, maguey, or henequen fiber, loosely woven, and sometimes net-like, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/ayatl

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 535v, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=150&st=image

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

See Also: 

Ayapan (MH535v)

ayatl (MH530v)