cuauhcozcatl (Mdz66r)

This iconographic element provides a comparison to our glyphs for cozcatl (necklaces). This cuauhcozcatl (wooden neck ring) has nothing to do with jewelry. The ring was attached to poles (here, segmented reeds like carrizo or bamboo) and used to control an enslaved person. In this case the enslaved person is a woman, which is clear from the way she wears here hair, with two points at the top, and we can see the rectangle over her chest, which was a prominent feature of the blouse (huipilli) of that time. Her skin is yellowish. A stick (tlacotl) is attached to the ring around her neck. The neck ring is a purplish gray, as his her hair. Her clothing is white with red accents. The context image shows the typical female sitting pattern, where her legs are underneath her. She also wears a skirt. Her feet are bare, and her hands are crossed over her lap. She is in profile looking to our left.