John Montgomery discusses the Maya glyph k-awil-ob'; makes reference to the axe as being among the Maya.
John Montgomery, Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphics (New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2002), 150
K’AWIL-OB’ (K’awilob’) (T1030b:142) pl. n. “k’awils”; includes the possible plural suffix -ob’ Represents the head of the god, with infixed forehead mirror and “smoking axe”