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Paracas & Inca Composite Mace w/ Stone & Copper Head

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas / Nazca & Inca Empire, to Post Conquest, ca. 100 BCE to 16th century CE. A mace with a wood handle, a pottery grip, and textile ornamentation, that was likely assembled from several ancient Peruvian artifacts of various origins in recent times as a complete weapon. Of note, is the pottery handle ?grip? on the end that is incised and painted in the Paracas or Nazca style with birds ? this might have actually been the mouthpiece to a trumpet. The star-shaped stone mace head is usually associated with Inca culture and mounted to the wood handle with a copper conical cap attached as the finial. The handle is carved and covered with ancient wool threads and crocheted / woven cords. Feathers from colorful parrots / macaws and a tuft of bristly (human?) hair are also attached. Size: 27" L x 3" W (68.6 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: private Carroll collection, Georgia, USA, by descent; ex-private Jim Carroll collection, Maryland, USA, acquired in the 1960s

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Condition

Mace is made from ancient pieces and reconstructed in modern times: stone & copper mace head, textiles, and pottery handle fragment are ancient. Wood handle has age, but origin is unknown. Fraying and losses to textiles and active flaking to pieces when handled. Encrustations on pottery and stable pressure fissures in wood handle. Chips and losses to stone mace points. Green patina and abrasions to the copper finial.