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Mallet with stone head

Clubs, battle axes and slingshots were the most important weapons of attack in the Inca Empire. According to most researchers, the Inca empire initially proceeded with attempts to negotiate during its expansion. Offers of voluntary submission to the Sapa Inca were accompanied by promised privileges for the nobles of the province to be subjected. If this offer was rejected, the Incan army attacked.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Club
Dimensions
Height: 32 cm
Material/Technique
Stone, Wood, Tendon carved, wrapped
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 32376

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Hagmann; 3561
  • Production
    when
    15th - 16th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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