cuexyo (LTlax302r)

cuexyo (LTlax302r)
Iconography

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This is a black-line drawing of an iconographic example of the war-shield design called the cuexyo.

Source Manuscript: 
Tlaxcala, Lienzo de (LTlax)
Date of Manuscript: 

c. 1580s

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala

Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
War or Conflict
Weapons, Shields, Armor
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
circle, circular or rounded
circle(s) (small, often concentric)
frontal view
U-shapes (any direction)
Keywords: 

escudos, rodelas, guerras

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

cuexyo, a war shield design, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/cuexyo

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

rodela de cierto diseño

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

"Reconstrucción histórica digital del Lienzo de Tlaxcala," UNAM, https://lienzodetlaxcala.unam.mx/

Image Source, Rights: 

This manuscript can be reproduced for non-profit purposes, as long as the images are not mutilated, and with full citation and link to the source. Please also cite this Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs (see splash page for recommended citation format)..

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

cuexyo (Mdz49r)

cuexyo (Mdz64r)

cuexyo (Mdz20v)