petlatl (MH500r)

petlatl (MH500r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This simplex glyph of a woven mat (petlatl) stands for the occupation of mat maker. It appears next to the name of a tribute payer. It is a horizontal rectangle with woven reeds or palm pieces.

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: 
Art, Design, Crafts, etc.
Furniture
Occupations
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
diagonal or angled
horizontal
bird's eye view
rectangular
woven
Keywords: 

esteras, mats, woven, tejido

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

petla(tl), woven mat, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/petlatl
petlachiuhqui, a mat maker, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/petlachiuhqui

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

tejedor de esteras

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 500r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=79&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: 

petlatl (Mdz20r)

petlatl (Mdz22r)

petlatl (MH495r)

Xaltepetlapan (MH625r)