Xolotl (TR13v)

This iconographic representation of the anthropomorphized divine force or deity called Xolotl diverges somewhat from the glyphs of Xolotl from the Codex Mendoza, which have a focus on the dog-like head. But a close look at the head of this figure reveals a two-tone purple and gold coloring and an earring that is similar. The figure also has clawed hands and feet (or paws). Other items, such as the clawed ear ornament, suggest a Quetzalcoatl association, which Eloise Quiñones Keber (Codex Telleriano-Remensis, 1995, 184) says is borne out in some "mythical tales." The Cotton headband, skein of thread or yarn, and spindle with the cotton fluff or tassel coming off of it all point to Tlazoteotl, which Quiñones Keber finds inexplicable.