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It seems to me that the original message referred to skin color and not so much to painted skin like that of the priests. A good example of differences in skin color are in the Lienzo de Quauhquechollan where the Quauhquecholtecas depict themselves white while their Mayan enemies are depicted with darker skin. There is another scene just before arriving in Tehuantepec where they fight against very dark skinned warriors. No clue as to who these people are. For an excellent commentary see Florine Asselbergs' book 'Conquered Conquistadores' or her article in 'Mesoamérica', No. 44. Other instances of dark skin are references to dead people. For example in the Codex Dehesa or in Matrícula de Huexotzinco.<BR>
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Hope this helps,<BR>
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Michel<BR><BR>> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:37:25 -0700<BR>> From: mijobas@yahoo.com<BR>> To: nahuatl@lists.famsi.org<BR>> Subject: [Nahuat-l] dark/light skin color differences in pre- and post-conquest Mexico<BR>> <BR>> Dear Listeros,<BR>> <BR>> Does anyone know of or have any references to<BR>> differences of skin colors within Mexico, both in the<BR>> pre-Conquest and immediate post-Conquest eras? <BR>> <BR>> I am working on a paper and it involves an image from<BR>> the Florentine Codex (I've attached it to this email<BR>> but am not sure whether it will make it through). It<BR>> is on 245 verso of Volume 2 of the Florentine Codex<BR>> and depicts people stoking the chest cavity of a<BR>> sacrificial victim with wood, in preparation for a<BR>> fire. The victim is light-skinned while the others are<BR>> dark skinned.<BR>> <BR>> Are there any references to darker skinned people that<BR>> anyone knows of in any pre-Conquest context? This<BR>> illustration, of course, pre-dates casta paintings but<BR>> does anyone have any info or references on dark vs<BR>> light skin in the immediate post-Conquest period?<BR>> <BR>> Please feel free to email me directly and thanks in<BR>> advance,<BR>> <BR>> Best,<BR>> <BR>> Michael Stevenson<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ____________________________________________________________________________________<BR>> Be a better friend, newshound, and <BR>> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ<BR><BR><br /><hr />Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/' target='_new'>MSN Messenger</a></body>
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