itzcuintli (TR8r)

This simplex glyph for dog (itzcuintli) has been extracted from the compound glyph-notation for Chicuei Itzcuintli (Eight Dog, 8-Dog), a date in the calendar. The dog is shown only as a head, in profile, looking to the viewer's right. Its eye is open and its tongue is hanging out of its mouth. Two fangs also protrude. The coat of the dog is an orange color. Its ears have black tips. Its eye has a black ring around it. The dog's neck has a red band around it and, below that is a scalloped yellow fringe. Below the fringe may appear some organs in red and yellow or a blood flow at least in the middle. Organs, as shown below, typically come in red and yellow. Scalloped yellow edges can suggest a severing, such as can be seen in the severed part of the tree of Tamoanchan (also below). The autonomous-era sculpture of the divine force of Coyolxauhqui, who was cut into many pieces, has these scalloped edges all over it. For more on red and yellow interiors, see the article on the left navigation bar.