pinolli (Mdz19r)

pinolli (Mdz19r)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This iconographic example of pinolli (ground maize flour) has been carved from a woven basket with a flag on top, as shown in the contextualizing image. What shows above the basket are a group of black dots, indicating that this is something milled or granulated.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

Wikipedia reports about this food: "Pinole, also called pinol or pinolillo [in Spanish], is roasted ground maize, which is then mixed with a combination of cocoa, agave, cinnamon, chia seeds, vanilla, or other spices. The resulting powder is then used as a nutrient-dense ingredient to make different foods, such as cereals, baked goods, tortillas, and beverages."

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

pinol

Gloss Normalization: 

pinol (Spanish for maize flour)

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie

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: 
Corn, Maize
Food, Eating, Cooking
Tributes, Taxation, Service
Shapes and Perspectives: 
dotted, granular, textured
Keywords: 

masa harina, maize flour, corn flour, milled corn

Glyph or Iconographic Image: 
Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s): 

pinol(li), maize flour, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/pinolli

Image Source: 

Codex Mendoza, folio 19 recto, https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00..., image 48 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)

Historical Contextualizing Image: