cuauhxacalli (FCbk11f243v)

This iconographic example, featuring a black and white sketch of a wooden hut (cuauhxacalli), is included in this digital collection for the purpose of making comparisons with related hieroglyphs. The term selected for this example comes from the text on the page following that of the image in the Digital Florentine Codex. There is no gloss, per se. This example shows a frontal view of a house made from mostly horizontal wooden planks. These planks are connected and supported with two ladder-shaped sets of logs that are bound with leather ties where they intersect. The roof is thatched with four horizontal rows of grasses or hay. The grasses are woven horizontally at the top. This roofing material is darker on the right, as though shaded with the intent of giving it three-dimensionality (a European artistic feature). The doorway is dark, as though it is open. Other examples of cuauhxacalli appear on this page and the previous one.