mazaehuatl (Mdz42r)

mazaehuatl (Mdz42r)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black, orange, and white painting is an iconographic example for the noun mazaehuatl (deerskin). It is a bird's eye view of a deerskin opened out flat. The head and white antlers are still attached, as are the black hooves.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Mendoza/Mendocino, Codex (Mdz)
Date of Manuscript: 

c. 1541, but by 1553 at the latest

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Animals, incl. Birds, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, etc.
Death, decay, decomposition
Hair (human or animal)
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Colors: 
black
orange/terracotta
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
facing right
bird's eye view
Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

mazahua(tl), animal skin, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/mazaehuatl

Image Source: 

Codex Mendoza, folio 42 recto, https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00..., image 94 of 188.

Image Source, Rights: 

Original manuscript is held by the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1; used here with the UK Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0)