Object Details
Credit Line
Chase Manhattan Bank
date made
13th - 15th century
ID Number
NU.79.112.OC053
accession number
1979.1263
catalog number
79.112.OC053
collector/donor number
OC053
Object Name
Axe Money (Xiqui)
nontraditional money
traditional money
Xiquis Handaxes
handaxe
alternative currency
Other Terms
Xiquis Handaxes; Axe Money (Xiqui); Americas; Mexico, Pre-Aztecs
Physical Description
metal, copper (overall material)
black/gray (overall color)
green patination (overall color)
hammered and filed to shape (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 15.3 cm x 17.5 cm x .6 cm; 6 1/32 in x 6 7/8 in x 1/4 in
place made
Mexico: Aztec Empire
associated place
Mexico: Aztec Empire
Mexico
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Exhibition
Value of Money
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1069093