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Battle axe

Such battle axes were presumably used during Inca conquests. Head injuries caused by such battle axes have been documented in numerous skull finds. 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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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Streitaxt
Dimensions
Breite: 13 cm, Höhe: 35 cm, Tiefe: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Human hair, Leather, Bronze
carved, wrapped, moulded
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 31932

Provenance and sources

when
15th - 16th century AD.

where
Peru

when
1984
Provenance
This object does not have a confirmed provenance

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