Mississippian Ceremonial Maces
These blades were bifacially flaked to form the basic mace shape, and then were ground and polished. This type of mace ranges in size from 13 -- 20-inches length. The major center for these maces was the Spiro Mound, LeFlore County, Oklahoma. Seven of these artifacts were found at Spiro in excavations during the 1930’s. A few of these maces have also been found at other locations in the Southeastern United States.