Mexican?

Marcus · 20th February 2017, 03:34 PM

Virtually all the other examples I have seen have been relatively small knives from from Chichicastenango. Clearly these are for the tourist trade. I picked this one up from e-bay just for reference.

I think the vendors is a bit optimistic:
"Vintage Chichicastenango Knife Guatemalan Handmade Old Ceremonial Mayan Fighting knife."

The one from Artzi still stands out because of its size. It is also nice that it lacks the crude engraving for the tourists.

Is there really anything Mayan about the style of the figure? Yes, most Mayan figurines have headdresses, but I haven't seen anything like this.

Jim McDougall · 20th February 2017, 04:08 PM

Marcus, thank you again for posting this as well as following through with these additional observations. It means a lot to have these kinds of informational entries to add to archived data which benefits us in future research. Much appreciated!

20th February 2017, 03:34 PM	#1
Marcus Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 420	just for reference Virtually all the other examples I have seen have been relatively small knives from from Chichicastenango. Clearly these are for the tourist trade. I picked this one up from e-bay just for reference. I think the vendors is a bit optimistic: "Vintage Chichicastenango Knife Guatemalan Handmade Old Ceremonial Mayan Fighting knife." The one from Artzi still stands out because of its size. It is also nice that it lacks the crude engraving for the tourists. Is there really anything Mayan about the style of the figure? Yes, most Mayan figurines have headdresses, but I haven't seen anything like this. Attached Images

20th February 2017, 04:08 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,189	Marcus, thank you again for posting this as well as following through with these additional observations. It means a lot to have these kinds of informational entries to add to archived data which benefits us in future research. Much appreciated!