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Macuahuitl of Huitzilopochtli

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Macuahuitl of Huitzilopochtli

Provenance

Culture: Aztec
Classification: weapon
Associated deity: Huitzilopochtli
Mythic location: Held among the war banners of Tenochtitlan in mythic memory
Origin: Linked to Huitzilopochtli's patronage of Mexica warriors and the ritual warfare that sustained the Fifth Sun.

Description

An obsidian-edged war club associated with the Mexica war god — a weapon that cuts like a blade and carries solar war-fire into battle.

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