oquichtli (T1735:2:108)

oquichtli (T1735:2:108)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This example of iconography involves the head of a man. His head is shown in profile, looking to the viewer's left. His haircut is a man's style, with short bangs and the bulk of the hair coming straight down to about jaw length, or just below the ears. His face is gray and his hair, a darker gray, is probably meant to be black.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
AGN Tierras 1735, exp. 2, f. 109
Date of Manuscript: 

1566

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Coyoacan

Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Xitlali Torres

Colors: 
black
gray
Shapes and Perspectives: 
facing left
profile view
Keywords: 

hombres, el género

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

oquichtli, man, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/oquichtli

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

el hombre, el varón

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Single-page codex, Archivo General de la Nación, México, Ramo de Tierras, vol. 1735, exp. 2, fol. 108

Image Source, Rights: 

The Archivo General de la Nación (AGN), México, holds the original manuscript. This image is published here under a Creative Commons license, asking that you cite the AGN and this Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs.