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Wooden war club ML400027

Moche style1250 BC - 1 AD

Museo Larco

Museo Larco
Lima, Peru

These are wooden clubs or batons used in ritual combats. This pair comes from Huancaco, a Moche site in the Viru Valley. (UH)

Estas son las mazas o porras de madera utilizadas en los combates rituales. Este par proviene de Huancaco, sitio Mochica del valle de Virú. (UH)

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  • Title: Wooden war club ML400027
  • Creator: Moche style
  • Date Created: 1250 BC - 1 AD
  • Location Created: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, Peru
  • Título de la obra en español: Mazas de madera ML400027
  • Style: Mochica
  • Place Part Of: Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: w130 x h1140 x d130 mm (Complete object)
  • More Info: Collection Database Entry - Museo Larco - Museo Larco
  • Type: War Club
  • Rights: Museo Larco, Museo Larco
  • External Link: Museo Larco
  • Medium: Madera
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