Alloy of gold and copper used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Not to be confused with Tombac.
A tumbaga pectoral girdle of the Quimbaya culture; 300–1600 AD
Tumbaga is the name for a non-specific alloy of gold and copper given by Spanish Conquistadors to metals composed of these elements found in widespread use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica in North America and South America.
The term is a borrowing from Tagalog tumbaga which in turn came from Malay tembaga, meaning 'copper' or 'brass'.[1] It has also been spelled tumbago in literature.[2]
Tumbaga is the name for a non-specific alloy of gold and copper given by Spanish Conquistadors to metals composed of these elements found in widespread...
Gold Museum in Bogotá, Colombia. Cast using the lost wax technique in Tumbaga alloy around 300 CE, the 777 gram golden vessel was used as a ceremonial...
accuracy and detailed designs. The majority of the gold work is made in tumbaga alloy, with 30% copper, which colours the pieces. The Quimbaya inhabited...
18th-century stone church and former town site of Sariaya, located at Barangay Tumbaga I. The settlement was inaugurated in 1703 with Father Lucas Fernandez as...
advantage to the Roman soldier." In pre-Columbian America, objects made of tumbaga, an alloy of copper and gold, started being produced in Panama and Costa...
periods are mainly pottery and carved stone. In classic periods gold and tumbaga are the most frequent: an example of this is the Poporo Quimbaya exhibited...
an alloy of meteoric iron or "thunderbolt iron" commonly used in Tibet Tumbaga – a similar material, originating in Pre-Columbian America Chisholm, Hugh...
also known as Black Corinthian Bronze Electrum – Alloy of gold and silver Tumbaga – Alloy of gold and copper used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica Shakudō –...
culture cast zoomorphic pendants out of gold and tumbaga, using the lost wax method. When using tumbaga, artists would often use acid to remove copper from...
an alloy Gold standard in banking List of countries by gold production Tumbaga, alloy of gold and copper Iron pyrite, fool's gold Nordic gold, non-gold...
Pyrite, often referred to as Fool's Gold Shakudō, copper with 4–10% gold Tumbaga Encyclopædia of Chemistry, theoretical, Practical, and Analytical: As Applied...
fabricated by various techniques from an alloy of copper and gold, named tumbaga by the Spaniards. The surface is etched with acids, resulting in a surface...
The Tairona cast a meltable mixture of gold, silver and copper called Tumbaga into intricate moulds using clay, sand, charcoal and lost wax. Depletion...
elaborated by the Muisca as part of their art. Tunjos were made of gold or tumbaga; a gold-silver-copper alloy. The Muisca used their tunjos in various instances...
Muisca traded with the European conquistadors valuable products as gold, tumbaga (a copper-silver-gold alloy), and emeralds with their neighbouring indigenous...
five-metal alloys used for Hindu artifacts Electrum – Alloy of gold and silver Tumbaga – Alloy of gold and copper used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica Shakudō –...
Hilario Tumbaga, a "Cardinal" of the Guardia de Honor. The Americans, after razing Tayug to the ground in an operation, unwittingly allowed Tumbaga, who...
species commercially important from Magdalena river, Tolima tract, Colombia. Tumbaga 2(7): 61–76. "Magdalena Valley dry forests". Retrieved 2011-07-15. "CUIDEMOS...
vessels are of priceless value. An alloy of gold and copper, known as tumbaga was in widespread use in Pre-columbian Mesoamerica, and has an essentially...
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