tlatlapoloni (Mxnus19)

tlatlapoloni (Mxnus19)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of an an example of iconography represents a European-style key (tlatlapoloni). It is being held upright by a human hand. The three teeth of the key are facing toward the viewer's right. They reside on a bar that is separate from the handle. A loop at the bottom of the handle may have served for hanging the key.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

The contextualizing image shows a member of the clergy holding onto the key, which is a technological innovation introduced by the colonizers.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Mexicanus, Codex (Mxnus)
Date of Manuscript: 

ca. 1590

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

central Mexico

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Religion (Indigenous Christianity)
Technology (all types), plus Tools
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing right
profile view
vertical, upright
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

keys, llaves

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

tlatlapoloni, a key, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tlatlapoloni

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

la llave

Image Source: 

https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15284/?sp=19&st=image. This image is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library, but the manuscript is part of the holdings of Bibliothèque nationale de France and the original source is gallica.bnf.fr/BNF.

Image Source, Rights: 

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Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

tlatlapoloni (MH508r)