cuauhxinqui (Mdz70r)

This iconographic example of a carpenter (cuauhxinqui) is provided here for potential comparisons with glyphs such as the copper ax or hatchet (tepoztli) and the verb xima (to cut or shave). The carpenter is a male, in profile, looking to our right. His skin is a tan color. He wears a white cape with gray shading that makes it look three-dimensional. He also wears a white loincloth. His hair style includes short bangs and the rest cut just below the ears. There is a turquoise-colored speech scroll emerging from his mouth, as he is speaking to his son (visible if you visit the original page, folio 70 recto), who faces him, probably teaching him. He holds the copper hatchet in his right hand. Its handle is tan-colored, and its blade is a light red or pink. The blade is tied to the wooden handle, seemingly with a white leather thong. The wood, a tree trunk, still has part of a branch, and chips of wood are flying off it.