Santa Clara del Cobre: Hammered-copper Village of Mexico
墨西哥 Santa Clara del Cobre 的纯铜锤锻村
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墨西哥米却肯州 Santa Clara del Cobre 的普雷佩查（Purépecha）匠人以锤铜为生数百年：把回收铜（旧电线、铜器）在柴火炉熔炼浇成铜饼，再经约 700℃ 反复退火与锤打成形大锅（cazo）、水瓢与装饰盘，器径可达 1.2 m 而无焊缝。20 世纪雕塑家 James Metcalf 入村授艺，推动工匠获国家艺术奖并使工艺进入国家名录。每年 8 月铜节（Feria del Cobre）举办锤打比赛，数万锤的锤面肌理是匠人身份标记，产品远销欧美画廊与酒店业。
In Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Purépecha artisans have hammered copper for centuries: scrap (old wire and vessels) is melted over wood fires into cakes, then raised through repeated 700°C anneals into cauldrons (cazos), ladles and chargers up to 1.2 m across without a seam. In the 20th century sculptor James Metcalf settled in the village; mentorship brought artisans national arts awards and listing as Mexican cultural heritage. Each August the Feria del Cobre stages hammering contests; tens of thousands of hammer blows leave a surface texture that signatures the maker, sold to galleries and hotels across Europe and the Americas.