Color tracings of the Codex Colombino
MS 3223 Color tracings of the Codex Colombino
The Codex Colombino was created to record the 11th-century military and political feats of the Mixtec Lord Eight-Deer (also known as Tiger Claw) as well as those of another ruler, Four-Wind, along with the religious ceremonies marking these feats. The codex, thought to have been created in the 12th century, was acquired by the National Museum (Mexico) around 1891.
The collection consists of eleven (11) color tracings of the Codex Colombino.
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NAA MS 3223
Deposited in the Bureau of American Ethnology by Dr. Cyrus Thomas. No related correspondence has been found.
The Codex Colombino is held by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), Mexico City, Mexico.
MS 3223 Color tracings of the Codex Colombino, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution