papalotl (MH594v)

papalotl (MH594v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-and-white painting of papalotl ("butterfly") is a glyphic element from the compound glyph, Itzpapalotl, linked in the "See Below" section. It shows a butterfly facing to the right. Its body is black and its wings are white (with shading, which gives them a three-dimensional look--suggesting European influence). A curling object comes upward from the butterfly's mouth area.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling
vertical, upright
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

butterflies, mariposas

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

papalo(tl), butterfly, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/papalotl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la mariposa

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 594v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=268&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: 

Itzpapalotl (MH594v)

Yohualpapalotl (MH858r)

Papalotl (MH533r)

papalotl (MH544r)