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| Type of Object: | Weapon |
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| Materials: | Stone |
| Measurements: | 5 to 10 cm. in diam. |
| Date or Period: | Pre-Columbian |
| Maker: | Pre-Columbian |
| Designated List Section: | IIE Stone - Mace Heads |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 10/26/2000 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua |
| Copyright: | National Museum of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Small highly polished spherical or oblong objects of various kinds of stone, with a hole through the center. Mace heads are frequently in the form of animal or human heads, or with geometrical designs carved into the surface. Their maximum dimension ranges from about two to six inches. They are best known from the Pacific coastal area. | |
| Keywords: | |
| animal shape, mace, stone, weapon, |
