Editing Olmecs (section)

=== Kunz axes ===
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The Kunz axes (also known as "votive axes") are figures that represent [[werejaguar]]s and were apparently used for rituals. In most cases, the head is half the total volume of the figure. All Kunz axes have flat noses and an open mouth. The name "Kunz" comes from [[George Frederick Kunz]], an American [[Mineralogy|mineralogist]], who described a figure in 1890.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ceremonial Ax ("Kunz Ax") {{!}} Olmec |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/722141 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art |language=en}}</ref>

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British Museum Mesoamerica 052.jpg|1200–400 BCE; polished green quartz ([[aventurine]]); height: 29&nbsp;cm, width: 13.5&nbsp;cm; [[British Museum]] (London)
Spirit axe, Gulf Coast Olmec culture, Tabasco state, Middle Formative period, c. 900-500 BC, stone - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04581.jpg|900–500 BCE; stone; [[Dallas Museum of Art]] (Texas, US)
Mexico, Olmec, 1200-300 BC - Celt with Deity - 1954.856 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif|12th–3rd century BCE; stone; height: 32.2&nbsp;cm, width: 14&nbsp;cm, depth: 11.5&nbsp;cm; [[Cleveland Museum of Art]] (Ohio, US)
Anthropomorphic plaque, possibly the Fire Sepent, possibly a forgery, Olmec, Formative period, 800-400 BC, serpentine, cinnabar - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04579.jpg|800–400 BCE; [[Serpentinite|serpentine]], [[cinnabar]]; Dallas Museum of Art
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