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Browse All : 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.

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MawM0065-000.jp2
Purepecha hatchet : sli...
MawM0065
 
Title
Purepecha hatchet : sling blade.
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.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Purépecha art--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
MawM0065-045.jp2
Purepecha hatchet : sli...
MawM0065
 
Title
Purepecha hatchet : sling blade.
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.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Purépecha art--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
MawM0065-135.jp2
Purepecha hatchet : sli...
MawM0065
 
Title
Purepecha hatchet : sling blade.
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.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Purépecha art--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
MawM0065-225.jp2
Purepecha hatchet : sli...
MawM0065
 
Title
Purepecha hatchet : sling blade.
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.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Purépecha art--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
MawM0065-315.jp2
Purepecha hatchet : sli...
MawM0065
 
Title
Purepecha hatchet : sling blade.
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.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Purépecha art--Mexico--Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
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