cuitlacochin (FCbk11f251r)

This iconographic example, featuring a black and white sketch of the fungus that grows on corn cobs (cuitlacochin), is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making comparisons with related hieroglyphs. The term selected for this example comes from the keywording near the image in the Digital Florentine Codex. There is no gloss, per se, and no reference here in the text to cuitlacochin. This iconographic example shows swirling black and white fungus growing on a cob of corn and covering more than half of the cob, on the left side. The cob still has its husk on it, although it is peeled open somewhat. The husk has lines of texture and some shading, giving it a three-dimensionality (a European artistic tradition learned by tlacuilos from colonial art teachers).