quemitl (MH537v)

quemitl (MH537v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This image for this element is shared with the compound personal name, Xochiquen, which was the name of an interim ruler of Mexico-Tenochtitlan (1532–36). The name was taken by humble men, too. The glyph is a square with flowers and leaves on it, drawn in a style that may suggest European influence.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The name Xochiquen, as translated by Víctor M. Castillo F., is a flowery garment. Thus, the second part of the name would be drawn from quemitl--hence our selection of this entry.

Added Analysis, 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: 
Flowers
Plants, Flora
Politics, Power, Governance
Religion (Indigenous)
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
frontal view
rectangular
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

quem(itl), a ritual garment, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/quemitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

prenda de pecho con flores

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 537v, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=154&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: 

Xochiquen (MH537v)