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Stonework
Hacha
Veracruz artist, (active )
Veracruz artist
Mexico
Primary
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
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Stone
Stone
Veracruz; made in Mexico
600-900
600
900
Meso-American ballgame, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, Totonac
Stonework
The so-called hachas of the Mesoamerican ballgame were not axes as the Spanish name implies, but were named for their sharp, thin shape. Scholars debate over whether or not stone hachas functioned as markers on the ballcourt or representations of protective gear worn by the players. Hachas are frequently heads, which when worn on a player’s yoke might have alluded to a “trophy head” of the player’s previously defeated opponents.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1971.14
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/3/2001
71.14SL1
slide
3/4 from left
2 x 2
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71.14DI1
digital image
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71.14DI2
digital image
front
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71.14DI#3
digital image
5/12/2009
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