<?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">bâtons percés</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>batons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>batons de commandement</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bâton percé</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Prehistoric artifacts of uncertain function. Formed from short lengths of reindeer antler with a pierced end, and often decorated. 'Bâtons de commandement' was the term initially used for this class of artifacts, but made an assumption of function; bâtons percés, the more recent term, is descriptive of form rather than any presumed function. ]]></note></mads>