chiyahuitl (Chav1)

chiyahuitl (Chav1)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This element of a marsh or swamp (chiyahuitl) has been carved from the compound Chiyauhtzinco, a barrio of Huexotzinco. If it had not come from the compound, it probably would have had a rounder shape. This sign shows swirling water in both circular and rectangular (or step-fret) shapes. Tiny droplets appear occasionally around the perimeter. Tiny lines coming off the main body seem to suggest tules or cattails, plants that might be found in a marsh or swampy area.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Chavero, Codex (Chav)

Date of Manuscript:

1578

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax:

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Landscape Features

Movement

Water

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

green (dark)

Shapes and Perspectives:

spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling

spiral as rectangular

curving, curvy, curved

profile view

facing right

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

chiyahu(itl), a swamp or a marsh, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chiyahuitl
xicalcoliuhqui, step-fret coil, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/xicalcoliuhqui

Image Source:

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco), https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_03246_001/?sp=1

Image Source, Rights:

The Codex Chavero of Huexotzinco (or Códice Chavero de Huexotzinco) is held by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México. It is published online by the World Digital Library and the Library of Congress, which is “unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection.”