This Veracruz-style Mayan hacha (hatchet or axe) was carved from unidentified gray-green stone that likely was associated with fertility, the rain, and the cycles of birth and death. Birds such …

Named after the Spanish term for “axe,” hachas are representations of gear worn in the ballgame. Imagery from Veracruz and the Maya area depicts ballplayers wearing hachas on top of …

Hachas were believed to be axe-heads, hence the name (the Spanish word for 'axe') and are likely related to the Mesoamerican ballgame.This stone hacha depicts a jaguar skull with an …

Mayan stone hachas (hatchets or axes) were often intricately fashioned from green jade and display a mix of human and animal features like the example seen here.

Most commonly found in the Gulf Coast area of Veracruz, stone versions of this gear, commonly referred to as yokes, palmas, and hachas, emulate the equipment meant to protect the hips …

This hacha depicts the head of a ballplayer or warrior wearing a type of jaguar helmet shown elsewhere in Mesoamerica as part of an elite warrior’s full-body jaguar costume.

Blade-shaped objects appear in many Mesoamerican cultures. Such Olmec objects are referred to as votive or ceremonial axes. They have large heads and tapering bodies that narrow into a …

Hachas were believed to be axe-heads, hence the name (the Spanish word for 'axe') and are likely related to the Mesoamerican ballgame.This stone hacha depi...

On the Gulf Coast, the hacha form is largely limited to Central Veracruz, while the practice of decapitation may be found throughout the Gulf Coast and beyond, and much of Classic …

A rare Veracruz antropomorphic ceremonial axe with mouth open with texpression powerful and warlike. Semi polished volcanic stone. Groove on the back for union with the handle | …