COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0040-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0040
Title:
Four conquistador iron weapons spear blade.
Subject:
Spears--Mexico--Jalisco
Subject:
Weapons--Mexico--Jalisco
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Jalisco
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Iron weapons were introduced and used by the Spanish to subjugate the indigenous population. The iron was cast and forged to form three spear blades and an axe-head. The short spear blade with a diagonally flattened tip has been partially cleaned, removing the original brown surface patina.
Materials:
Iron forged spear blade rusty surface; brown & black patina
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 1532 and 1650
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Weapon
Dimensions:
16 1/8 in long x 1 7/8 in wide
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Jalisco, Mexico
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Culture:
Unknown
Period:
Colonial
