Camisa (MH713r)

Camisa (MH713r)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description: 

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name, Camisa (“Shirt”), is attested here as pertaining to a man. It shows a frontal view of a long-sleeved, probably cotton, men’s shirt. The sleeves have cuffs and some some gathering at the cuffs.

Description, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Added Analysis: 

This shirt was an import from Spain. Some Indigenous men gradually adopted the wearing of European clothing, such as this shirt. And at least two men in this collection had Camisa as a personal name. Other clothing terms that were used as personal names include, for example, Zacatilma or just Tilma.

Added Analysis, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Image: 
Source Manuscript: 
Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)
Date of Manuscript: 

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage): 

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories: 
personal name
Syntax: 
noun(s)
Writing Features: 
simplex or element as logogram
Cultural Content & Iconography: 
Gender (male)
Names (personal and/or theonym)
Textiles, Clothing, Hats, Regalia
Cultural Content, Credit: 

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Colors: 
black & white drawing (no color)
Shapes and Perspectives: 
frontal view
Other Cultural Influences: 
Spanish/European
Keywords: 

camisas, ropa europea, nombres de hombres

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

camisa (a Spanish loanword), shirt, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/camisa

Glyph/Icon Name, Spanish Translation: 

Camisa

Spanish Translation, Credit: 

Stephanie Wood

Image Source: 

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 713r, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=504&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).

Historical Contextualizing Image: 
See Also: 

Camisa (MH498r)

Zacatilma (MH498r)

Zacatilma (MH771r)

Tilma (MH649r)