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Hacha
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Hacha

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 900-1200
Mediumgranite
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (24.4 x 20 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of The Institute of Maya Studies
Terms
    Object number80.0065
    DescriptionThe hacha is one of the implements associated with the Mayan ballgame. This hacha stylistically comes from the Pacific Coast of Guatemala and might represent an abstracted representation of the head of God C, the Death God, since the ballgame often ended with a ritual death or sacrifice. It is possible that the hacha served as a moveable marker to indicate where the ball had come to rest.
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