Macuahuitl
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A macuahuitl is a Mesoamerican weapon consisting of a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language and means "hand-wood". Its sides are embedded wi
A modern recreation of two ceremonial macuahuitl based on codices.
Aztec warriors as shown in the 16th-century Florentine Codex (Vol. IX). Each warrior is brandishing a macuahuitl.
Surviving (though heavily damaged) Macahuitl excavated from San Marcos Street, on display in the Museo del Templo Mayor for the "Tenochtitlan y Tlatelolco: a 500 años de su caída" exhibit
This drawing, from the 16th-century Florentine Codex, shows Aztec warriors brandishing māccuahuimeh
Aztec warfare
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Aztec warfare concerns the aspects associated with the military conventions, forces, weaponry and strategic expansions conducted by the Late Postclassic Aztec civilizations of Mesoamerica, including p
Macuahuitl
…other orthographic variants include maquahuitl and mākkwawitl and mācquahuitl; plural māccuahuimeh), a type of macana, was a common weapon used by Aztec military forces and other cultures of central Mexico. It was noted during the 16th century Spanish conquest of the region. Other military equipment recorded includes…
Terracotta statue depicting an Eagle Warrior
Nezahualcoyotl dressed in cotton armor with an obsidian sword, shield, and a helmet in the shape of a coyote or wolf. Codex Ixtlilxochitl, c. 1550.
Aztec warriors as depicted in the Codex Mendoza
Blowpipe or Tlacalhuazcuahuitl