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Animal head made of clay

Clay head: human head with an attached stag's head. This headdress is a common attribute of hunters. Ball players also frequently wore such headdresses as a way of distinguishing themselves from the opposing team, who often wore a bird-like (cormorant) headdress. In this dual symbolism, stags represented the underworld.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Animal head made of clay
Dimensions
Height: 7,3 cm
Depth: 6,5 cm
Width: 3 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 35167

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Mexico
    Yucatán
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Eduard und Caecilie Seler - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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