Object

Hok’s Museum Ceremonial Hammer

A massive ceremonial hammer crashes down behind Indy in Hok’s Museum after he shatters a display case with a samurai sword and grabs the Staff of Ra headpiece, which triggers a deafening gong. This brutal mechanical trap forces Indy into a life-or-death scramble, its thunderous fall marking the shift from theft to peril as he dodges the descending weight.

1 appearances

Purpose

Crushes intruders as a mechanical trap activated by the security gong during artifact thefts

Significance

Heightens the stakes of stealing the Staff of Ra headpiece, reveals the museum's lethal defenses, and spotlights Indy's resourcefulness under sudden threat

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Glass Smash — The Hammer Falls

The ceremonial hammer functions as the museum's mechanical executioner: once the case is breached, it falls into place, creating an immediate physical threat that forces Indy into flight and underscores the environment's lethal design.

Before: Suspended or primed as part of the exhibit's defensive apparatus, inactive but ready to strike.

After: Has fallen/crashed down behind Indy, having completed its triggered motion and altered the space into a hazardous obstacle.

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