olli (MH579r)

olli (MH579r)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black line drawing of the element for rubber ball (olli) comes from the compound personal name Cuaol (perhaps "Head of Rubber," attested here as a man's name). This rubber ball seems to have three concentric circles, but that might not be intentional. See the black ball with the white outer layer below.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Rubber
Sports, Games, Leisure
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle, circular or rounded
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
frontal view
spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling
Keywords: 

balls, pelotas, hule

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

ol(li), rubber, or ball, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/olli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la pelota de hule

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 579r, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=237&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: 

Cuauhol (MH579r)

olli (Mdz16r)