Miniature tumi (knife)
Miniature tumi (knife)

Currently not on view

Miniature tumi (knife),

900–1400

Late Chimú
Late Intermediate Period
y1968-53

Information

Title
Miniature tumi (knife)
Dates

900–1400

Medium
Bronze (presumably copper-arsenic; check)
Dimensions
h. 5.5 cm., w. 3.7 cm., d. 0.8 cm. (2 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-53
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Chimú, Late Intermediate period
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
knives, ceremonial objects
Materials
bronze
Subject
figures (representations), men

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