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Macana

The term macana, of Taíno origin, refers to various wooden weapons used by the various Indigenous cultures of Central and South America. These weapons were referred to as a hadzab or hats'ab in Yucatecan Mayan.

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Meaning and origin

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Archeological remains

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Macana

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples25
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Macana

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related to Meaning and origin · 11
Macana → Andes, As, Aztec, Chambi, Chaska, In, Inca, Nahuatl, Spanish, The, They
related to Uses · 8
Macana → Diversity, Guatemala, Maya, Mexico, Most, One-handed, Spanish, The
related to Archeological remains · 4
Macana → Archeology, Many, Maya, This
is a · 1
Macana → sword-like weapon made out of wood

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Important terminology

weapons obsidian spanish macanas wooden term various used origin weapon wood blade star larger segments meaning remains macuahuitl inca taíno

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Macanais asword-like weapon made out of wood0.90text
availability of chulul woodinstance ofor environmental factors0.80text
Macanarelated to Archeological remainsMany0.60section
Macanarelated to Archeological remainsMaya0.60section
Macanarelated to Archeological remainsArcheology0.60section
Macanarelated to Archeological remainsThis0.60section
Macanarelated to Meaning and originThe0.60section
Macanarelated to Meaning and originAztec0.60section
Macanarelated to Meaning and originNahuatl0.60section
Macanarelated to Meaning and originIn0.60section
Macanarelated to Meaning and originAndes0.60section
Macanarelated to Meaning and originSpanish0.60section

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