Cihuacoatl (FCbk4f59r)

This colorful painting shows an anthropomorphic female standing in a ¾ view, facing toward the viewer’s right. In her left hand she raises what looks like a gray woven staff, pointed at both ends. On her head is a white feathered headdress. Her face is red above the mouth and black on the lower half. She wears a triangular quechquemitl that is largely red with white and gray borders down to the point. A rectangular piece of fabric reinforces the V-neck. There is also a light -blue tunic over a light-blue skirt. Both have borders with slanting lines on the lower edges. A shield appears in front of her left hip. It is circular with a white outer border. The top half is white with a red horizontal band across the diameter, and the lower half is red with a tripartite design with three horizontal bars; the top two are white and the bottom one is black. She wears sandals/shoes that are white with red ties. Her skin tone is yellowish.