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[Tribute record from the town of Culhuacan], circa 1550

 Item — Container: Folder: 7
Identifier: 4045.2581

Description

4045.2574 and 4045.2581 are two fragments of the same tribute record.

This is a visual record of the tributes paid by individuals from the town of Culhuacan made circa 1550. The top and the bottom of the strip are badly broken and damaged. The strip was torn in the middle into two fragments. This tribute record is divided into twenty-five rows and is read from bottom to top. Each row shows the person(s) who provided the tributes, their personal names in pictographic form, and the items given. Most of the tributes depicted on this record are blankets, painted in red, yellow, and blue. There are also coins painted in blue (tomines), turkeys, ceramic vessels, cacao pods, and other food tributes. 

On register 7 is the place name or toponym of Culhuacan: a hill with a curved summit. It is linked to two men, one of which holds a topilli or staff of office, indicating he is an Indigenous judge.

Description provided by Ana Pulido Rull, PhD, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Dates

  • circa 1550

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Nahuatl languages