tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post5659412748372089786..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Exotic ancient weapons: (IV) MacuahuitlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-88892529787432168822015-01-16T06:30:19.034+01:002015-01-16T06:30:19.034+01:00This is my personal replic of that wonderful weapo...This is my personal replic of that wonderful weapon used by Aztecs, 500 years ago. https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1043x514q90/674/7fz1bH.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245033661603290354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-2262592466656981652011-05-21T19:21:24.491+02:002011-05-21T19:21:24.491+02:00Most sources say that the obsidian blades were aff...Most sources say that the obsidian blades were affixed into groves in the club via bitumen. Any use of obsidian is very symbolically loaded in the Aztec context—Tezcatlipoca is usually glossed in English as ‘Smoking Mirror’ and taken to be a reference to the steam emerging as an obsidian blade opens the chest cavity of a sacrificial victim. There are quite a few published essays focusing on the macuahuitl’s symbolism (which is actually not hard to see if you are knowledgeable about Aztec culture and society) but functional studies are much rarer. The Obregón article linked below is the best with which I am familiar.<br /> <br />http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19877909/macuahuitl.zipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com