tepehualiztli (TR29r)

This iconographic example of a defeat (tepehualiztli) through warfare (glossed as guerra, in Spanish) shows two warriors with shields and macuahuitl (obsidian studded clubs). The one on the left is setting fire to the thatched roof of a teocalli using what may be a bundled group of pine torches (ocotl) with flames of red and blue. This man has a white loan cloth, white sandals with red (possibly leather) ties, a green vest with red (possibly leather) ties, and an average man's hairstyle. His shield has a turquoise-blue rim, a terracotta colored center, and a decoration of seven down balls, one in the middle and six surrounding that one. The warrior on the right, who may be a defender, but he appears to be very much like the other man, with the only difference being the design of his chimalli (war shield), which has a turquoise-blue rim but a black and white checkered pattern inside the circle. The stepped temple (teocalli) is shown in profile with small steps going up the left side. Atop the stepped platform is a standard-shaped calli (house or building), but its T-shaped beams are red. The thatching is golden in color; across the top is a more woven section with slanting lines.