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Object Number
42-28-30/4331A
Display Title
Tumi-shaped metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper knife - on top a group of 3 people; restored (head & blase may not have been originally together): Tumi-shaped metal (copper) knife. Haft 105 mm x 16-25 mm x 2.5 mm. Other measurements in record are for whole item. Widened and tapered to edge at outer end. Dark green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper alloy tool, tumi shaped, long handle, one blade tip bent.
Classification
- Knife
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chan Chan
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Trujillo Valley
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 15.3 cm (3 1/4 x 6 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-28-30/4331A
Provenance
Collector
Antonio Orlandini
Donor
Hon. Robert Woods Bliss
(8/4/1942)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4331B | Tumi-shaped metal knife |
Raw Material
Miscellaneous |
Chan Chan
| |
| 21-15-30/F349 | Metal tumi |
Knife
Raw Material |
Jequetepeque
| |
| 12-63-30/87762 | Metal tumi |
Knife
Raw Material |
Burial
| |
| 05-2-30/64873 | Metal tumi |
Knife
Raw Material |
Tiahuanaco
| |
| 42-28-30/4402 | Thin sheet metal in shape of tumi |
Sheet
|
Peru
| |
| 21-15-30/F348 | Metal tumi |
Knife
Raw Material |
Jequetepeque
| |
| 12-63-30/87751 | Metal knife |
Knife
Raw Material |
Burial
| |
| 46-77-30/5981 | Tumi knife, copper "money" axe |
Knife
|
Chan Chan
| |
| 46-77-30/5864 | 3 Miscellaneous copper fragments |
Miscellaneous
Raw Material |
Sausal
| |
| 42-28-30/4398 | Tumi-shaped ornament of thin sheet metal (silver) |
Ornament
|
Peru
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Tumi knife?
| 16-5-30/86956 | Tumi knife? |
Knife
|
Sullana
| |
| 2002.1.1073 | Copper tumi knife |
Knife
Raw Material |
South America
|