Ceremonial maces

thumb|Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz|Chodkiewicz of [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, holding a buława]] right|thumb|Buława of Polish Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły

ornamental staff to show authority rather than as an actual weapon

thumb|upright=0.6| The Sengol in its case at the Loksabha|Lok Sabha

Ceremonial mace of the president of Ukraine

ceremonial object

A mace-bearer, or macebearer, is a person who carries a mace, either a ceremonial one or a real weapon.