Tumbaga

Gold - copper alloy

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, South America, and Southeast Asia. The term is a borrowing from the Tagalog tumbaga.

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Tumbaga

Gold - copper alloy

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, South America, and Southeast Asia. The term is a borrowing from the Tagalog tumbaga.

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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, South America, and Southeast Asia. The term is a borrowing from the Tagalog tumbaga. This came from Malay tembaga, meaning 'copper' or 'brass'. It has also been spelled tumbago in literature.

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