Tumi knife
Tumi knife

Currently not on view

Tumi knife,

1400–1530

Inka
Late Horizon
y1952-26

Information

Title
Tumi knife
Dates

1400–1530

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 19.5 cm., w. 17.5 cm., d. 2.8 cm. (7 11/16 x 6 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1952-26
Place Made

South America, Peru

Culture
Inca
Type
knives, ceremonial objects
Materials
bronze
Subject
figures (representations), birds

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