huictli (MH497v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This black-line drawing of the element huictli (digging stick) has been taken from the compound glyph of the personal name, Zacamol (see below). The shape sits at an angle and is triangular, with the wide end at the bottom.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
1560
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Cultural Content & Iconography:
Cultural Content, Credit:
Jeff Haskett-Wood
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Keywords:
herramientas, agricultura, coas
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Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):
huic(tli), indigenous digging stick with a flat blade, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/huictli
Image Source:
Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 497v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=74&st=image
Image Source, Rights:
This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).
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