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Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?)

Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?)

c. 300 BCE–600 CE
stone
Overall: 8.8 x 7.7 x 10.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1949.469
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

Description

Probably once mounted on wooden shafts, these objects could have served as symbols of chiefly authority, group insignia, the heads of ceremonial weapons, or all three. They eventually were placed in elite graves. The bird may be a male curassow and the feline, a jaguar.
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 398
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 10 archive.org
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  • {{cite web|title=Ceremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?)|url=false|author=|year=c. 300 BCE–600 CE|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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