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The tlaximaltepoztli (''tlāximaltepōztli''; in Nahuatl, ''tlaximal''=carpentry and ''Tepoztli''=metal axe) or Tepoztli was a common weapon used by civilizations from Mesoamerica which was formed by a wooden haft in which the poll of the bronze head was inlaid in a hole in the haft. It was used for war or as a tool. Its use is documented by the Codex Mendoza and the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer. Tax collectors from the Aztec Empire demanded this kind of axe as tribute from the subjugated kingdoms. In Aztec Mythology the Tepoztli was used by the god Tepoztécatl, god of fermentation and fertility. In Codex Borgia he is represented with a bronze axe. ==Description== The Tepoztli, was a standard weapon used by the aztec military and of other kingdoms in Mesoamerica, this weapon was used during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the XVI. It was famously used by the Purépecha Empire from which many original pieces have been discovered. According to the size of the bronze axe heads exhibited by the National Anthropology Museum and also to the images of the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, the Tepoztli was estimated to be 1 foot 3 inches to 3 foot long, and 1 inch and a half wide, it had a hole in the shaft where the head of the axe head was inserted and strongly attached with a natural adhesive based in pine tree sap and coal. A decorative version of the Tepoztli were the Axe-monies which were highly prized in the late Post-classic, however these objects were not war effective due to their small thickness and also because of their brittle or soft mechanical properties.〔Hosler, D. (1988). "Ancient West Mexican Metallurgy: South and Central American Origins and West Mexican Transformations". ''American Anthropologist'', New Series, 90(4), p. 832-855〕 This weapon was also used as a tool for the manufacture of wooden objects and it was a regular house hold in the Aztec homes. The axe was part of the marriage dowry between commoners in Tenochtitlan, where it was presented to the wife along with other house hold items File:Codex Mendoza tributes page 40 copper axe head detail.jpg|Codex Mendoza, old Spanish:"hachuelas d'cobre" (copper hatchets). Modern metallurgical studies classify most of the axes as bronze alloys File:Set of Mesoamerican bronze axes.JPG|Photo of a set of Mesoamerican bronze axes displayed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City File:Set of Mesoamerican bronze axes 2.JPG|Photo of a second set of Mesoamerican bronze axes displayed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tlaximaltepoztli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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