Headword:
totomochtli.
Principal English Translation:
a dried corn husk (see Karttunen and Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tōtomōchtli, totomochtle, tutumustle, totomoxtle
IPAspelling:
toːtomoːtʃtɬi
Attestations from sources in English:
Martin Nesvig found an example of amaranth figurines made with "tutumustle de mayz." (1573; Tuxpan, Jalisco)
Fernando Laposse, a modern Mexican artist, uses colored corn husks to create art. He calls the medium totomoxtle.
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
Un Totomochtli aparece en la Historia Tolteca Chichimeca, "hijo de Xochicozcatl del teocalli Tecpanecatl." Y "en el año 1504 vuelve a despojar al tlahtoani Tezcacoacatl de otras tierras, pero esta vez por un acuerdo 'amistoso.'"
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