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Remojadas Full-Round Head Hacha - PF.3017
Origin: Veracruz, Mexico
Circa: 300
AD
to 600
AD
Dimensions:
10.625" (27.0cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Basalt
Location: United States
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The ball game, perhaps ritually signifying the
transit of the sun and moon between the
celestial and terrestrial spheres, was an
important event in ancient Mesoamerican culture,
considered necessary to maintain the cosmic
cycle. The players wore wooden yokes around
their waists to which stone hachas, representing
trophy heads, were attached as an extra test of
athletic prowess. Full-round head hachas, such
as this one carved in basalt, occur relatively early
in the development of the form. Boldly and
expressionistically carved, this head seems aware
of the life-or-death stakes of the game.
- (PF.3017)
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