COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0065-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0065
Title:
Purepecha hatchet : sling blade.
Subject:
Weapons--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo)
Subject:
Purépecha art--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The Purepechas or Tarascans are one of the few Mesoamerican cultures to work or forge metal. Copper ore was smelted to form tools and weapons. This bronze sling blade, called an asymmetrical hoe or a Taregue, was used to clear brush or as a digging stick.
Materials:
Metal: copper/bronze with patina. Cast and forged, cold hammer.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 1200 and 1521
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Tool
Dimensions:
10 in high x 3 3/4 in wide x 1/4 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Michoacan, 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:
Tarascan
Culture:
Purepecha
Period:
Post Classic
