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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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30891
ACCESSION_NO
30891
Accession number
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Record number:
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30891-1
RECORD_NUMBER
30891-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
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Codex Ind 42 /3-SIZE
JCB_CALL_NO
Codex Ind 42 /3-SIZE
JCB call number
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Image title:
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[Boban Aztec Calendar Wheel]
IMAGE_TITLE
[Boban Aztec Calendar Wheel]
Image title
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Place image published:
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[Tezcuco?]
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
[Tezcuco?]
Place image published
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Image date:
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[ca. 1530]
IMAGE_DATE
[ca. 1530]
Image date
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Image function:
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calendar
Image_Function
calendar
Image function
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Technique:
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manuscript
Technique
manuscript
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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35 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
35 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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38.1 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
38.1 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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35 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
35 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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38.1 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
38.1 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
MATERIALS_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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amatl or maguey fiber
MATERIALS_support
amatl or maguey fiber
Materials support
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Languages:
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Nahuatl
Languages
Nahuatl
Languages
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Description:
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Symbolic representation of the months and day of the Aztec year with explanatory text in Nahuatl language transcribed into European script. At top left of the interior circle is a depiction of Hernando decor [Hernán Cortés?] wearing a black Spanish hat seated on a blue circle [the Lake of Mexico?]. At top right is Don Antonio Pimentel [son of Ixtlilxochitl, an ally of Cortes, and last native king of Texcoco] seated on a representation of a mountain [the Sierras of Acolhuan]. In the middle is an image of Nezahualcoyotl [the king of Acolhuan], and Itzcoatl [his ally, the Aztec emperor] who were allies in the mid-fifteenth century. Each is enthroned with his symbol in front of him. At bottom, are depictions of ancient Chichimecas, founders of the Texcoco empire, or native Americans, who sit before a sacrificial fire which rises to the sun (see facsimile, 30891-2).
Description
Symbolic representation of the months and day of the Aztec year with explanatory text in Nahuatl language transcribed into European script. At top left of the interior circle is a depiction of Hernando decor [Hernán Cortés?] wearing a black Spanish hat seated on a blue circle [the Lake of Mexico?]. At top right is Don Antonio Pimentel [son of Ixtlilxochitl, an ally of Cortes, and last native king of Texcoco] seated on a representation of a mountain [the Sierras of Acolhuan]. In the middle is an image of Nezahualcoyotl [the king of Acolhuan], and Itzcoatl [his ally, the Aztec emperor] who were allies in the mid-fifteenth century. Each is enthroned with his symbol in front of him. At bottom, are depictions of ancient Chichimecas, founders of the Texcoco empire, or native Americans, who sit before a sacrificial fire which rises to the sun (see facsimile, 30891-2).
Description
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notes:
The Boban Calendar, named after Eugène Boban, a French archeologist and collector, was brought to general attention in 1866 when Colonel Doutrelaine published a reproduction and explanation of the calendar in Archives de la commission scientifique de Mexique, Paris, 1866-1867, vol. 3, p. 120-133. Because of deterioration, the reproduction made in 1866 shows much greater detail than the original.
The names of the months are written in Nahuatl (but with Castilian characters); the months are given different symbols than are usually present on other Aztec calendars.
NOTES
The Boban Calendar, named after Eugène Boban, a French archeologist and collector, was brought to general attention in 1866 when Colonel Doutrelaine published a reproduction and explanation of the calendar in Archives de la commission scientifique de Mexique, Paris, 1866-1867, vol. 3, p. 120-133. Because of deterioration, the reproduction made in 1866 shows much greater detail than the original.
The names of the months are written in Nahuatl (but with Castilian characters); the months are given different symbols than are usually present on other Aztec calendars.
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
TIME_PERIOD
1492-1600
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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Aztec calendar
subject_heads
Aztec calendar
Subject headings
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References:
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Archives de la commission scientifique de Mexique, Paris, 1866-1867, vol. 3, p. 120-133; Robertson, D. Mexican manuscript painting, p. 146-149, fig. 51
REFERENCES_
Archives de la commission scientifique de Mexique, Paris, 1866-1867, vol. 3, p. 120-133; Robertson, D. Mexican manuscript painting, p. 146-149, fig. 51
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1950.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1950.
Provenance/Donor
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
OWNER_and_COPYRIGHT
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
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