mitl (MH521r)

mitl (MH521r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the element mitl (arrow) has been carved from the compound personal name glyph, Quetzalmitl (see below). This arrow or dart is vertical with the tip down. Besides the point there are two barbs and, at the top, appears to be a vertical wing feather, perhaps from an eagle, given how different it is from the green quetzal feathers, and maybe one down feather (small and round).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzinco, Puebla

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

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing left
pointed (see also spiky)
spiky
vertical, upright
Keywords: 

arrows, flechas

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

mi(tl), arrow or dart, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mitl

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 521r, World Digital Library. https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=121&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: 

Quetzalmitl (MH521r)

mitl (Mdz23r)