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English: mix from mixtla (cloud)

Title: Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America
Identifier: anc03spin (find matches)
Year: 1943 (1940s)
Authors: Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967
Subjects: Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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Fig. 73. Hieroglyphs of Precious Materials: left to right, gold; turquoise; mosaic of precious stones; chalcliihuitl, or jade; mirror of obsidian. indicated by pictures of typical vegetation, such as maguey plants for the highlands and palms for the lowlands. The day or the year in which took place the foundation of the town or whatever event is intended to be recorded is usually placed in con- junction with the hieroglyph or picture. Conquest is indicated by a place name hieroglyph with a spear
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tlan from tlantli, teeth mix from mixtla, cloud cal from colli, house Fig. 74. Phonetic Elements derived from Pictures and used in Mexican Place Name Hieroglyphs. thrust into it or by a temple on fire, while warfare is a shield and bundle of lances encircled by footprints. A few examples of Nahuan hieroglyphs will now be given to illustrate this interesting method of writing. It must be remembered that there is nothing in the nature of a connected narrative. JHE AM Ct;,. .. . HISTOR* NEW YOkk, NLW VOkk" 10024E£X

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Handbook Series no.3
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  • bookid:anc03spin
  • bookyear:1943
  • bookdecade:1940
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Spinden_Herbert_Joseph_1879_1967
  • booksubject:Indians_of_Mexico
  • booksubject:Indians_of_Central_America
  • bookpublisher:New_York_American_Museum_of_Natural_History
  • bookcontributor:American_Museum_of_Natural_History_Library
  • booksponsor:IMLS_LSTA_METRO
  • bookleafnumber:232
  • bookcollection:americanmuseumnaturalhistory
  • bookcollection:biodiversity
  • bookcollection:americana
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