tliltic (Azca29)

This painted black-line drawing of the unglossed iconographic example of a person of African heritage (whom we are labeling here as a tliltic) shows a man in the expedition of Hernando Cortés, walking fairly closely behind Cortés. The man is not in armor, but he does hold a tall spear or lance with a metal point and red fringe below the point. The handle is painted brown, so probably wooden. This man has a dark gray skin color and wavy black hair. He wears a tan hat (perhaps a bolero) with a red-orange brim. He has a dark pink or red shirt with a tan or yellowish vest over it. His stockings, from knee to foot, are also a dark pink or red. His breeches or pantaloons are puffy and only reach his knees. His shoes are dark gray with white ties.