(a loanword from Spanish)
cloth, blanket, cape
See an image that represents manta in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).
These were precious tribute items both before and after European contact.
S[an] Pablo q'[ui]tocato angeles[m]e ymantas ynic q'[ui]napalotiaque auh yn inmanca Sant Pablo tlaca in cruz q'[ui]yacantia. = Lo fueron a enterrar en San Pablo, en las andas de los Ángeles lo fueron cargando y la cruz con manga que iba adelante era de la gente de San Pablo. (ca. 1582, México)