mitl chimalli (TR36v)

mitl chimalli (TR36v)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This multicolored drawing is an iconographic example for the noun mitl chimalli ("the battle," or literally, arrow-shield).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Telleriano-Remensis, Codex (TR)
Date of Manuscript: 

ca. 1550–1563

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
diphrasis (visual)
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Technology (all types), plus Tools
War or Conflict
Weapons, Shields, Armor
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black
blue (turquoise)
gray
red
white/neutral
yellow or golden
Shapes and Perspectives: 
checked, cross-hatched, or mesh
circle, circular or rounded
frontal view
Keywords: 

guerra, batallas, escudos, rodelas, flechas, coas, Valle de Toluca, Valle de Matlatzinco, Matlatzincas

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

mitl chimalli, war or battle, https_--nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mitl-chimalli matla(tl), net, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/matlatl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la guerra, la batalla

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Telleriano-Remensis Codex, folio 36 recto, MS Mexicain 385, Gallica digital collection, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8458267s/f98.item.zoom

Image Source, Rights: 

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Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

chimalli (TR5r)

cuexyo (Mdz49r)

huictli (MH563r)

mitl (Mdz33r)