xicalcoliuhqui (FCbk8f30v)

This iconographic example, featuring a piece of cloth or a skirt with a stepped fret design (xicalcoliuhqui) 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 text that appears on the same page. This example shows a large rectangle that is apparently a skirt (cueitl). It has two rows across the top with the rectangular spirals that are also called stepped frets (xicalcoliuhqui). These are orange on a white background, with orange and white stripes separating these two rows. Below that is a lower border of three-petaled flowers on their sides, with white petals and green stems and leaves. The flowers are on a black background. A thin red stripe appears above and below the row of flowers. On this same page, the large blank orange cloth has another stepped fret design on its lower border, too.