COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0146-000.jp2
filename
MawM0146-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0146
identifier
MawM0146
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Hacha : descending serpent.
title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Title
false
Subject:
Stone carving--Guatemala
subject
Stone carving--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Maya sculpture--Guatemala
subject
Maya sculpture--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Maya art--Guatemala
subject
Maya art--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
subject
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Description
false
Materials:
Stone: deep green with white inclusions; inlays missing; cinnabar deposits. Tenon type.
materials
Stone: deep green with white inclusions; inlays missing; cinnabar deposits. Tenon type.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 600 and 901
date
between 600 and 901
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Ceremonial object
format
Ceremonial object
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
6 7/8 in high x 6 3/16 in wide x 1 11/16 in diameter
dimensions
6 7/8 in high x 6 3/16 in wide x 1 11/16 in diameter
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Guatemala
coverage
Guatemala
Location
false
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
rights
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Rights
false
Culture:
Maya
culture
Maya
Culture
false
Period:
Late Classic
period
Late Classic
Period
false