Nauhecatl (FCbk4f30v)

This colorful painting of the simplex glyph-plus-notation has as its focus the date Nahuecatl (or "Nahui Ehecatl," 4-Wind). It shows the head of the divine force of the wind Ehecatl (even though the author of the gloss preferred the spelling Ecatl). This is a bird-like head or just a face shown in profile and facing toward the viewer's right. It wears a buccal mask with fangs and an arrow pointed tongue. Above the teeth is the device for blowing wind (ehecatl)that comes to a rising point. A trapezoid at the tip is painted red. Next to that is a mushroom shape with a black top, and finally a round eye that is reminiscent of the starry or stellar eye--red, white, and black--that could be found in the night sky. Below the head/face are four (nahui) small circles painted yellow.