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Mace

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/4

Mace head made of dark grey-brown stone. Body has eight shaped flanges, flat rim on base and hole in the centre. Pecked surface. Partially broken.

  • History Of Use

    Normally would have been attached to a shaft of wood, or “chaska chuqui” in Quechua.

  • Type of Item mace
  • Culture Cupisnique
  • Material stone
  • Measurements width 10.1 cm, depth 8.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer
  • Made in La Libertad
  • Creation Date during 901 BCE
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0004

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