f. 9r., indigenous man’s head

In this detail we see Acolnahuatl’s head. His portrait is outlined in black and painted with various colors. His face has a pink flesh tone. His eyes have pronounced lids and slightly elevated eyebrows. He appears to have a mustache above a heavily-outlined mouth. He has a beard with two points below his chin. His hair is full and rounded, reaching down to his shoulders or longer. At the top of his head he may have a feather or a ponytail. [SW]