chiquiuhchiuhqui (MH486v)

chiquiuhchiuhqui (MH486v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This simplex Nahuatl hieroglyph for the occupation of basket-maker (chiquiuhchiuhqui) appears alongside the name of a Nahua man, Macuex, who is a tribute payer. The basket has a herringbone weave similar to a petlatl (petate or woven mat). This basket also has a top or a lid, which suggests that it could be a storage basket.

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis:

Baskets were needed in all homes. People used them to store all kinds of things. See below for the examples of the spindle and thread or yarn, maize kernels, and tamales.

Added Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss or Text Image:

Gloss/Text Diplomatic Transcription:

chiguichchiuhgue

Gloss/Text Normalization:

chiquiuhchiuhqui

Gloss/Text Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico

Syntax:

noun(s)

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Art, Design, Crafts, etc.

Occupations

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Writing, Literacy

Cultural Content, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Colors:

black & white drawing (no color)

Shapes and Perspectives:

checked, cross-hatched, or mesh

rectangular

woven

zigzag

Keywords:

chiquihuites, baskets, canastas, canastos, cestas, cestos, oficios, trabajo, occupations, petate

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

chiquiuhchiuhqui, basket maker, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chiquiuhchiuhqui
chiquihui(tl), basket, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chiquihuitl
chihua, to make or to do, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/chihua-0
-qui, one who, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/qui-1

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation:

Él Que Hace Cestos´

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 486v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=54&st=image.

Image Source, Rights:

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

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