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Battle axe

Even though the slingshot was the most important attacking weapon, people quickly switched to hand-to-hand combat in warlike situations. With such battle axes the soldiers inflicted severe head injuries.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Club
Dimensions
Length: 34.5 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Lama skin, Tendon, Copper moulded
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 32265

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Hagmann; 3423
  • 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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