quemitl (MH871r)

quemitl (MH871r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This image of a ritual bib (quemitl) duplicates the simplex glyph for the personal name Cuauhquen (MH871r). It is decorated with eagle feathers.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Feathers
Religion (Indigenous)
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
frontal view
Keywords: 

prendas rituales, textiles

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

quem(itl), garments, clothing, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/quemitl

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

prenda de pecho

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 871r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=814&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Cuauhquen (MH871r)

quemitl (MH694v)

quemitl (MH648r)