tzompachpol (FCbk6f201r)

This iconographic example, featuring a disheveled person (tzompachpol) is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making potential comparisons with related hieroglyphs. The term selected for this example comes from the keywords chosen by the team behind the Digital Florentine Codex. There is no gloss. This example shows a man with long, wild hair, sitting on a small petlatl (woven mat), and wearing only a loincloth. He almost seems to be smiling. He is gesturing with his left hand, while his right hand is resting on his left arm. Literally, the term references hair (tzontli) that is like chaff (pachtli). But, when paired with cuitlanexpol, as it is in the Florentine Codex, this is a metaphor for someone who is disrespectful to elders and authorities. The sketch has some shading, which gives a suggestion of three-dimensionality, revealing a European artistic influence.