tilmatli (Mdz64r)

tilmatli (Mdz64r)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This example of iconography is provided here for making comparisons with glyphs of other cloths, cloaks, or blankets (mantas, in Spanish). The border that is visible on the top and right edges of the square cloth appears to consist of a row of starry eyes on a black background (and the eyes have white irises and red pupils). The main area of the square is a dark red, and inside that area are four white shells in a cutaway design.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

For other shells in a cutaway or section view, see below.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Gloss Diplomatic Transcription: 

manta

Gloss Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

c. 1541, or by 1553 at the latest

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Anatomy, human body parts
Shells
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Colors: 
black
red
white/neutral
Shapes and Perspectives: 
spiraling, swirling, coiling, curling
rectangular
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
Keywords: 

mantas, capas, cobijas, telas, diseños, caracoles, ojos, rojo, negro, blanco

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

tilma(tli), cloak or blanket, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tilmatli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el tilma

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Codex Mendoza, folio 64 recto, https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00..., image 138 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)

See Also: 

Ecailacatz (MH485r)

tecciztli (TK21r)

tecciztli (TR19r)

tecciztli (Azca8)

yecacozcayo (Mdz64r)

ilacatztli (MH485r)

tilmatli (CST12)