ehuatilmatli (FCbk6f214r)

This iconographic example, featuring an animal skin cape (ehuatilmatli) is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making potential comparisons with related hieroglyphs. The term selected for this example comes from the keywords chosen by the team behind the Digital Florentine Codex. There is no gloss. This example shows a Chichimecatl standing and wearing a dark cape with long fur (an ehuatilmatli). The cape is tied over his chest. The man is gesturing with his right hand and holding a vertical tlacochtli (javelin or lance) with his left. As the contextualizing image shows, additional tlacochtli lie on the ground next to the man’s bow. These projectiles are as long as the man is tall. They have long, sharp points. The presence of the bow (tlahuitolli) suggests that they are shot with the bow, something like long arrows.