Information needed Peru bolas weapon

stekemest · 5th May 2016, 05:45 PM

As far as I know, those star shaped heads were nearly exclusively used as heads on shafted maces, not as bolas, so I think it was remounted when those ancient weapons of warfare were not needed anymore (but bolas still used for hunting). Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive study of stone mace heads to my knowledge, so it is hard to date this piece. Probably Inca as older mace heads often have more than six spikes.

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5th May 2016, 05:45 PM	#11
stekemest Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 183	As far as I know, those star shaped heads were nearly exclusively used as heads on shafted maces, not as bolas, so I think it was remounted when those ancient weapons of warfare were not needed anymore (but bolas still used for hunting). Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive study of stone mace heads to my knowledge, so it is hard to date this piece. Probably Inca as older mace heads often have more than six spikes.