tlapixqui (T1871:1)

tlapixqui (T1871:1)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This iconographic example for a tlapixqui (one who takes care of something) is paired (in the original) with a man, and together they have the gloss, "ome tlapixque" (two who take care of things). This woman is standing, and she is shown in profile, facing to the viewer's left. Her hair comes to two points above her forehead, and the rest of it comes to just above her shoulders. She has a v-necked huipil over a long, striped skirt. She is barefooted. Her arms are not showing. The huipil has some trim around the bottom and down the front seam.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
AGN Tierras 1871, exp. 1
Date of Manuscript: 

1558

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Cuauhtla, Morelos

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (female)
Hair (human or animal)
Occupations
Personality, Behavior
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Colors: 
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing left
profile view
striped
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

tlapixquihttps://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlapixqui

Image Source: 

Single-page codex, Archivo General de la Nación, México, Ramo de Tierras, vol. 1871, exp. 1, fol. 28r.

Image Source, Rights: 

The Archivo General de la Nación (AGN), México, holds the original manuscript. This image is published here under a Creative Commons license, asking that you cite the AGN and this Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs.