huictli (MH563r)

huictli (MH563r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the element representing an agricultural tool called the huictli shows an upright implement. The lower part of this huictli is somewhat wider than the top, and it has a point at the tip.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzinco, Puebla, Mexico

Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stock Raising
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Wood, wooden things
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Keywords: 

herramientas agrícolas, tecnología

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

huic(tli), a digging stick with a flat blade, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/huictli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

una herramienta agrícola

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 563r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=205&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).

See Also: 

huictli (Mdz64r)

huictli (MH552r)

huictli (MH497v)

huictli (Verg10v)