Jaquar/Bat Hacha, between 600 and 900

  • Veracruz, Precolumbian

Volcanic rock with remains of vermilion

  • Overall (object): 8 × 7 × 5 inches (20.3 × 17.8 × 12.7 cm) Overall (displayed on mount): 12 3/4 × 7 × 5 inches (32.4 × 17.8 × 12.7 cm) Overall (base): 4 3/16 × 4 × 4 inches (10.6 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund

1993.4

On View

  • Native American, Level 1, South

Department

Indigenous Americas

1993-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Veracruz, Precolumbian, Jaquar/Bat Hacha, between 600 and 900, volcanic rock with remains of vermilion. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, 1993.4.