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tumbaga
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Within Vinony's link graph, tumbaga is referenced by 219 other articles, and connects out to South America, Philippines and gold.
Vinony files it under Copper alloys, Precious metal alloys and Science and technology in Mesoamerica.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- copper-based alloy
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- Tumbaga Pectoral, Quimbaya culture.jpg
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- Tumbaga
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Composition and properties
- Use and function
- The "Tumbaga" Wreck
- See also
- References
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thumb|Funeral mask in Tumbaga - Lambayeque culture Musée des Amériques
thumb|A tumbaga gorget|pectoral girdle of the Quimbaya culture; 300–1600 AD Tumbaga is the name given by Spanish Conquistadors for a non-specific alloy of gold and copper, and metals composed of these elements. Pieces made of tumbaga were widely found in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica and the Philippines in North America, South America, and Southeast Asia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tumbaga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.