<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">perforators</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bloodletters</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>perforator</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sharp pointed implements used in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures to prick the flesh and draw blood to offer as a self-sacrifice to the gods; includes both manmade implements resembling daggers or spikes with handles, and natural objects such as thorns or stingray stings. ]]></note></mads>