Donated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley)

Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, Guatemala, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A finely carved stone hacha depicting a human head in profile with quixotic features delineated on both sides: deep-lidded eyebeds, a protruding curved fleshy nose with an ample perforated nostril, full closed lips, a square jawline, and naturalistic ears with a perforation perhaps for an ornament. Another perforations pierces the visage just behind the forehead and above the ear. Beyond this, the surfaces are expertly carved and incised to depict high cheekbones, furrows over the browline, sinuous marks on the chin, and vertical striations highlighting the esophagus. The surface is generously adorned with red cinnabar. Custom stand. Size: 7" W x 7.375" H (17.8 cm x 18.7 cm); 10.75" H (27.3 cm) on included custom stand.

Hachas were believed to be axe-heads, hence the name (the Spanish word for 'axe'). Most hachas, like this example, represent human heads, although the skulls and heads of animals, such as jaguars, birds, bats, deer and monkeys, are also depicted. Based on ceramic figurines and stone carvings, some authors have proposed that they were used attached to yugos (yokes). Others suggest that some of the hachas could have served as ball court markers. Their actual use is not yet clear, but they are often associated with yugos in burials.

Provenance: private D. C. collection, California, USA; D. C. is an Emmy Award winning Hollywood writer and Executive Producer, collected before 2000

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Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Old nicks to the periphery, particularly on the forehead and area of loss to lower section on one earlobe. Otherwise in excellent condition with liberal cinnabar gracing the surface.

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