cuahuitl (Mdz5v)
Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:
This element for cuahuitl (tree) has been carved from the compound glyph for the place name Cuauhtitlan. It is a standard, upright tree with a terracotta-colored trunk, a leader and two side branches (all with two-tone green foliage), and exposed, red, curling roots.
Description, Credit:
Stephanie Wood
Source Manuscript:
Date of Manuscript:
c. 1541, but by 1553 at the latest
Cultural Content & Iconography:
Shapes and Perspectives:
Glyph or Iconographic Image:
Additional Scholars' Interpretations:
tree
Image Source:
Codex Mendoza, folio 05 verso, https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00..., image 21 of 188.
Image Source, Rights:
The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, hold the original manuscript, the MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1. This image is published here under the UK Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).
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