Ref : ANT-TAI-35P

Description : Ceremonial hatchet
Origins : Arawaks (Taino) Small Antilles
Epoch : Circa 800 - 900 A.D.
Material : Stone
Function : Rituals & religion
Height : 25 cm
Width : 15,5 cm
State of conservation : Very good
Provenance : Private Collection
Display stand: No


The meaning of ceremonial hatchets of the ancient Tainos was Guakar's tool of Experience, one of the means by which the ancient Tainos gained wisdom through harsh experience.
The Taino word for ceremonial hatchet is "manaya".