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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Notched hacha of divine head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Notched hacha of divine head

Maker Totonac people (Mexican)
Date450-750
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCarved basalt
Dimensions5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.3 x 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberS-82-94
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DescriptionStone hacha for ball player that sits on large belt in the form of a head with large, bulbous forehead and crown, skeletal features, prominent cheek bones, small jaw, protruding teeth, small flat nose, hook at top back of head
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Totonac people
600-900
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Costa Rica, Central Highlands
Period VI (Late Period, 1000-1522)
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Kwoma people
20th century
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Totonac people
450-750
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Olmec people, Mexico
1000-300 BCE
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Costa Rica, Central Highlands
1-850
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E. Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, Linea Vieja
1000-1550
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Maya culture
600-950
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Mexico,Yucatan, Ticul, northern Maya
800-1000
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Totonac people
100 BCE-100 CE