tetlapaloliztli (FCbk8f13r)

This iconographic example, featuring a greeting (tetlapaloliztli) in which Cortés is greeted and gifted after getting off the ship, is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making potential comparisons with related hieroglyphs The term selected for this example comes from the companion text that describes the encounter. A Nahua noble stands in profile, facing left, and wearing a white cloak that is tied on one shoulder. The cloak has shading to give it a three-dimensionality. He holds up a gigantic necklace of jade, turquoise, and red stones, tied with a red sinew and decorated with perhaps four gold (yellow) bells. The Spaniard, apparently Cortés, wears a belted turquoise blue tunic, short orange pants, red and orange leggings, a black bolero hat, and black shoes. He seems to hold a white cloth in his right hand. His stance is presented in a ¾ view as he faces the man offering the gift. The part of the necklace that is jadeite is large and round, with a hole in the middle and gold interior and exterior borders. Above that are blue and red beads, painted in such a way as to show a texturing. Below the green and gold disc are what may be gold bells hanging down from the large green disc.