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Café con Nawatl: A photograph of an actual Macuahuitl | by Kurly Tlapoyawa | Jan, 2021 | Medium
While doing research for the makwawitl (macuahuitl, macana) episode of my youtube series, I came across a lot of really interesting information that I thought was worth examining further. One of the…
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Atlatl
The atlatl, is a weapon that was used throughout the Mesoamerican territory.
The ancient Mexican Atlatl
The atlatl, is a weapon that was used throughout the Mesoamerican territory. However, its design, materials and decoration differs between its different cultures and different eras. Not equal to the Purepecha atlatl from the post-Classic to a Maya atlatl from the Teotihuacan classic. One of the last designs of spear throwers, was undoubtedly the Nawa (Nahua) of the basin of Mexico. This design is characterized by the use of a crosspiece or crossbar with which you can grip with your fingers. This type of spear throw, appears in codices, like the Boturini or the Florentine, where it can be seen that it was the type of atlatl with which the Mexikah confronted the conquerors. Archeologically, this type of spearmen appears as miniature in the offerings of the main temple, characteristically painted Maya blue, which symbolically links it to turquoise, fire and probably to the Xiuhkoatl symbolic weapon of the deity Wuitzilopochtli (Huitzilopochtli), which in some codices appears represented as an atlatl.