cuicatl (Verg17v)

cuicatl (Verg17v)
Element from a Compound

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the element cuicatl (song) has been carved from the comound personal name glyph Cen Icuic (see below).

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript: 
Date of Manuscript: 

1539

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Tepetlaoztoc, near Tetzcoco

Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Shapes and Perspectives: 
Keywords: 

songs, canciones, cantar, sing

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

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