tlachialoni - vision apparatus

[Molly Harbour Bassett]

Hi all,

I've been reading about tlaquimilolli (sacred bundles) and came across a reference to tlachialoni, a "vision apparatus" in Olivier's contribution to _Cave, City, and Eagle's Nest: An Interpretive Journey through the Mapa de Cuauhtinchan No. 2_. He points out a tlachialoni in order to help the reader locate a mountain containing a bundle of sticks (in map section D8). Olivier argues that the bundle is related to Omacatl, who "is depicted holding a tlachialoni and seated on a bundle of sticks in the _Primeros memoriales_ and in the Florentine" (289).

I'd love to know more about tlachialoni. Can anyone point me to some sources?

Best,
Molly


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Molly Bassett
Assistant Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Religious Studies
Georgia State University
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