Cobre Hand-Hammered Copper/ Susan Hebert Imports, Inc

Cobre –”copper” in Spanish– has been made by the Purepecha Indians of Central Mexico since pre-Columbian times. When the Europeans arrived in the 16th century, they found the Purepecha making domestic implements and weapons from copper. Father Vasco de Quiroga introduced a few refinements; however, little has changed in how the copper is worked.  Today the smiths gather and melt discarded copper for use in their workshops.