The jade symbolism in the teoamoxtli of the Borgia group

Authors

  • Leila Maria França Universidade de São Paulo. Centro de Estudos Mesoamericanos e Andinos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2004.89669

Keywords:

Jade, Mesoamerica, Aquatic Symbolism, Pre-Hispanic Codexes

Abstract

The jade – like other similar greenstones – was very high valued among Mesoamerican peoples. For its green color and resemblance with water and vegetation it was related to a complex water symbolism, which converted it in the maximum expression of preciousness. It can be found in the teomoxtli – the ritual pictorial native books – and under the form of the glyph chalchihuitl (jade), in several contexts, rules that guide the usage of the term, and that show how the jade carried a strong water and fertility meaning content.

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Author Biography

  • Leila Maria França, Universidade de São Paulo. Centro de Estudos Mesoamericanos e Andinos

    Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da Universidade de
    São Paulo. Doutoranda em Arqueologia, bolsista da
    FAPESP. Centro de Estudos Mesoamericanos e Andinos –
    CEMA-USP

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Published

2004-12-09

Issue

No. 14 (2004)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2004 Leila Maria França

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How to Cite

FRANÇA, Leila Maria. The jade symbolism in the teoamoxtli of the Borgia group. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 14, p. 225–239, 2004. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2004.89669. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revmae/article/view/89669.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.