[Aztlan] Cut-in-Half Olmec artifacts

[George Haas]

Hello, 

 

I've been doing research on the "reportedly localized" practice of cutting Olmec jade artifacts in half in Costa Rica. In the book The Olmec & Their Neighbors; Essays in Memory of Matthew W. Stirling, by Michael Coe (Grove, 1981, p.319,320) Anatole Pohorilenko presents a two examples of Olmec jade artifacts that were found in Costa Rica that were cut in half. These objects are called "herencia" artifacts, which basically references a jade object that was "cut-in-half." Is anyone aware of additional examples of these Olmec jade objects that were cut in half? 

 

Besides a mask and the bar pendant, provided by Pohorilenko, I have also seen a cut-in-half figurative jade celt-pendant located in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. If you are aware of any additional examples could you please direct me to the source. 

 

Thanks,

 

George Haas