Chichimecatl (oquichtli) (FCbk10f121v)

This iconographic example, featuring a Chichimec man (Chichimecatl, oquichtli)), is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making comparisons with related hieroglyphs. The term selected for this example comes from the Nahuatl text on the preceding page of the image in the Digital Florentine Codex. There is no gloss, per se. This example shows a man walking (movement) toward the viewer’s right. He has long hair. He is wearing a hide cape, which is tied over his chest. He also wears a loincloth. Both garments have some shading, creating a three-dimensionality. This was a practice learned from the Spanish colonizers. The companion text adds that the skin of the cape might come from a linx, ocelotl, wolf, puma, or squirrel. The man holds a bow under his right arm and an arrow (point down) in his left hand. The weapons are a tan or light brown color, suggesting they are made of wood, in part. His presentation on a green and blue landscape also shows European artistic influence.