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

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Eduard und Caecilie Seler - Collectors

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