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 stepped fret, xicalcoliuhqui) 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:

curving, curvy, curved

facing right

profile view

spiral as rectangular

spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

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