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Male Figure with Trophy Head
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Male Figure with Trophy Head

Artist/Maker (Costa Rica)
Dateca. 1000-1550
Mediumbasalt
DimensionsOverall: 22 3/8 x 10 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (56.8 x 25.7 x 16.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alfred I. Barton
Terms
    Object number62.045.003
    DescriptionLarge, free-standing, stone sculptures of warriors returning from battle were common in the Atlantic Watershed region during the last centuries before European contact. Increased population pressure made warriors an important part of the success of each chiefdom. This male warrior figure holds an axe in one hand and has a trophy head suspended over his shoulder. Carved from a single block of basalt, this figure may have been displayed prior to burial with an important ancestor. Warriors brought trophy heads back from battle as proof of their success and to enhance their status in the community.
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