tolin (Mdz2r)

tolin (Mdz2r)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This green and yellow painting is an iconographic example for the noun tolin (tules, reeds).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

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

by 1553 at the latest

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Mexico City

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Flowers
Plants, Flora
Shapes and Perspectives: 
roots are visible
vertical, upright
Keywords: 

tules, verde, amarillo, blanco

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

tol(in), tules, rushes, sedgegrass, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/tolin-1

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

tules

Image Source: 

Codex Mendoza, folio 2 recto, https://codicemendoza.inah.gob.mx/inicio.php?lang=english

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-SAq 3.0)